29 Quotes About Ikigai


  • Author Hector Garcia Puigcerver
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    Just as worry often brings about precisely the thing that was feared, excessive attention to a desire (or “hyper-intention”) can keep that desire from being fulfilled.

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  • Author Hector Garcia Puigcerver
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    God, give us grace to accept with serenitythe things that cannot be changed,Courage to change the thingswhich should be changed,and the Wisdom to distinguishthe one from the other."- Reinhold Niebuhr

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  • Author Hector Garcia Puigcerver
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    Only things that are imperfect, incomplete, and ephemeral can truly be beautiful, because only those things resemble the natural world.

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  • Author Hector Garcia Puigcerver
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    Life is pure imperfection, as the philosophy of wabi-sabi teaches us, and the passage of time shows us that everything is fleeting, but if you have a clear sense of your ikigai, each moment will hold so many possibilities that it will seem almost like an eternity.

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  • Author Hector Garcia Puigcerver
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    the things we love are like the leaves of a tree: They can fall at any moment with a gust of wind. He also said that changes in the world around us are not accidental but rather form part of the essence of the universe

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