“A master at the art of living makes no distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues with excellence what he is about and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. He himself knows he is always doing both.” – Wilfred A. Peterson
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Great quote. Reminds me of my goals, that my spiritual life, artistic life, teaching career, and social life aren’t separate things, but all one big reflection of love of humanity and God. That who I am is not dependent on my Facebook profile, but rather who I am is always who I am–warts and all. I’m always working, I’m always playing. No one should be able to tell the difference in my different “lives.”. Serious and holy monks, for instance, are always serious and holy monks, even when they are playing football with neighborhood kids, or performing liturgy and prayers, or walking alone in the woods. A teacher, a monk, a passionate person–whoever they are–is that same teacher, monk, tech engineer, painter, etc. whether they are working or playing.
Thanks for posting that!
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I like the holy monks example. It’s easy to feel like our lives our separated into different roles, the teacher, the student, the employee, the artist, the significant other, the relative, etc – and even more so now that we also have to deal with a digital life and a real world life – so this quotation was a great reminder that the true art of living is when work and play is one in the same. Pursuing what we’re about so no one can tell if we’re working or playing is such a pleasant thought to me… and a good motto to live by. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts. I’m sorry you got filtered!!!