As stated above, eudaimonia is often translated from ancient Greek as happiness or flourishing and sometimes well-being. And here-in lies the ultimate goal of Bricolage Consulting, to enable each individual to determine for themselves such a state during the job or career search and beyond. No one can tell another if they are happy because it is something that is found ‘within.’ My clients and I work together to gently break down their thinking so as to uncover any self-deceptive ideas that might get in the way of them discovering their professional interests and potential. And it is through this process that a lasting happiness is created versus the fleeting kind that is found when someone obtains a material possession. We are of course talking about a type of happiness that goes beyond feeling happy, and is found in a deep understanding of what it means to know who we are and what we are here to do. That can only come from discovering one’s mission. It is easy to associate mission to historical figures like Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Ida B. Wells. Each of us has our own unique mission, which is just as necessary and important to the overall make-up of this country. When each individual is able to bridge the gap between virtue ethics and eudaimonia as stated above, then the mass consciousness of the planet is a little bit lighter!
Bri·co·lage: (Bri·co·läzh´)
n. 1. An assemblage improvised from materials ready at hand, or the practice of transforming “found” materials. 2. Do it yourself.Topical Choices
- Balance & Flow
- Being Fully Engaged
- Career and Job
- Causality
- Coping With Change
- Detachment
- Effective Communication
- Expressing Feelings
- Finding Purpose
- Food Tips
- Fulfillment
- Inner-Voice
- Interconnectiveness
- Interviewing Techniques
- Job Satisfaction
- Job Search
- Life Tools
- Managing Stress
- Meditation
- Meta-Cognition
- Motivation
- Nutrition
- Personality Types
- Physical Fitness
- Setting Goals
- Skills & Interests
- Struggle
- Success
- Uncategorized
- Wellness
Quotes
"To be spiritual, as I see it, is to function at a realm beyond thought. It is about living in the darkness of the unknown by honoring the limits to what we are capable of and pushing beyond those limits just to see if we can. To be spiritual is the continual process of manifesting our dreams so that we can pick new ones and so always be in the light of discovery. Spirituality is about feeling "good" regardless of what feelings may manifest at each given moment. Finally, it is about creating love rather than waiting for it to show its face to us. There is nothing for one to "do" to create love, for in love seeing is the doing. To see another without needing him or her or any circumstance to be anything other than who and what they are is to really be love; and in that instant one is propelled out of the realm of thought and into the realm of the spirit." ~ By Shawn Athanasios ~