“One sees clearly only with the center; The most vital is invisible for eyes”. -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The most precious things in life you won’t ever see with the naked eye: love, friendship, hope, honesty, trust, compassion, faith, empathy.
These aspirations could also be invisible, but they bring about real meaning, achievement, meaning, and joy to our lives.
Unfortunately, too often we waste our time and energy chasing the visible: beautiful homes, fast cars, greater paychecks, more fashionable clothes, and newer technology.
We dream of a future that features these visible objects. We conspire and plan to accumulate them. We do our greatest to care for them after we achieve them, and we turn into envious when others have more.
All the while, these visible things never fully satisfied our soul or brought us the promised achievement.
Instead:
- Their attractiveness is waning.
- Their value is falling.
- Their appearance fades away.
- And their satisfaction decreases with each passing day.
Time to vary the main focus. It is time to let the invisible overcome the visible in our eyes, minds and hearts.
But the right way to do it? How do you learn to understand the invisible joys of life more?
Here are six ideas:
1. We make a choice to pursue the invisible.
Most changes in life are preceded by a straightforward decision. Decide today to provide more value to the invisible things of life.
This change of focus power by chance, but that is rare. Instead, we might all be sensible to resolve in our hearts today and say out loud, “I’ll make a conscious effort to value the invisible greater than the visible.”
2. Offer a spot in our hearts and minds for the invisible.
Our actions are almost at all times determined by the desires of our heart and the thoughts of our mind. Make room in your heart for the invisible.
We can do that by slowing down and meditating (or praying) on these recent desires: love, hope, compassion, and friendship. This practice is most helpful initially of every day.
3. Sharpen the invisible higher.
Unfortunately, the old phrase often holds true: “Out of sight, out of mind.”
Flip it around and use it to your advantage. What involves mind while you consider joy, hope, relationships, or meaning? Post that photo or quote where you’ll be able to see it daily and use it to remind you of its value. This will help keep the invisible visible in your mind.
4. Be sensible to the influence of culture.
Much of the culture and economy of the Western world is predicated on the human desire to accumulate an increasing number of things – even attempting to encourage it from the moment of birth. Consumption makes economies grow, governments flourish, and brings reassurance to the masses. That is why it is inspired at every step.
Become aware of the influence that’s being exerted on us each intentionally and unintentionally. As we do that, we turn into higher at spotting false guarantees.
5. Look more fastidiously for the invisible when you’ll be able to’t see it.
One of the explanation why material goods have such a high priority in our lives is that their existence is rarely unsure. We can see and hold them. Whenever we feel lonely, our phones or televisions function a distraction. Whenever we’re stressed, the mall is at the tip of the road.
But the best joys in life are sometimes harder to see. We begin to doubt that we’re loved, that our friends are real, or that compassion and faith even exist. These should not things we are able to just pull out of our pockets or activate with a handheld remote control.
But even when we won’t feel love, it exists. Even if we do not see the method to hope, it’s there. Sometimes we just have to search for it more.
6. Pursue the invisible in any respect costs.
If probably the most precious things in life are invisible, pursue them above all else. Even if nobody else is.
The best things in life are free… and infrequently invisible. Let’s learn to understand them an increasing number of.
