29 Quotes About Ikigai

Our ikigai is different for all of us, but one thing we have in common is that we are all searching for meaning.

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react that matters.

a happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell on the future.

We don’t create the meaning of our life, as Sartre claimed—we discover it.

appreciate the beauty of imperfection as an opportunity for growth.

Stop regretting the past and fearing the future. Today is all you have. Make the most of it. Make it worth remembering.

In japanese culture, there's a belief that only imperfect objects, like a cracked teacup, can truly be beautiful. This is called wabi sabi. Try to let go of the quest for perfection, and instead accept the beauty that lies in all of life's imperfections. The result will be extra energy, less stress and a longer life.

Ikigai can be described as an intersection between 4 different elements: what you're passionate about, where your skills lie, how you can earn a living and what the world needs.

Instead of searching for beauty in perfection, we should look for it in things that are flawed, incomplete.