Unquantifiable You
How valuing our unquantifiableness enables us to infuse quality into quantity
Measuring is very helpful
Quantifying
things is very useful - it enables us to collect data, record growth,
create products, build homes and extend our knowledge in all manner of
essential subjects. We need to balance a sustainable use of quantity
with a connection to the important qualities in life to ensure the
happiness and wellbeing of ourselves and our planet.
When the tape measure runs out
We
may be all the time attempting to ‘get the measure’ of things but in
truth, there will always be unknown qualities in other people and in
life. We may be able to count our heartbeats, but the quality of a
person's heart and their loving expression remains magnificently
immeasurable. Love is still a quality not a quantity.
The numbers game
In
the west we are conditioned to constantly measure ourselves - by
weight, height, size, bank balance, grades, friends lists, medical
checks - in order to attain a sense of identity and achievement. Useful
tools of practical measurement become conflated with our sense of self
worth. This leaves us constantly striving for the next notch on the
psychological bed post and keeps us wired up to an economic matrix which
is based in a grossly unequal distribution of wealth and resources.
The numbers game makes everyone susceptible to the bottomless desire for
outside approval - as children we learn that if we jump through enough
hoops we will get 5 gold stars. This vulnerability leads people to
blindly follow political dictators or religious leaders to extremes such
as suicide bombers blowing themselves up to gain heavenly approbation.
Re-tuning goals
Each
one of us has to ask ourselves, What do I really want? Do I really want
to be Number One? Or do I want to be happy? If you want success, you
may sacrifice your happiness for it. You can become a victim of success,
but you can never become a victim of happiness. Thich Nhat Hanh
Whilst
reaching our goals is very important for creating a sense of personal
achievement, we cannot buy self worth. Try as we might, getting
skinnied, monied, propertied or married will not fill the gaps in our
self esteem. When we trade quality for quantity we end up wearing the
Emperor’s New Clothes. The too frequent stories of highly talented
people ending up in rehab or taking their own lives testifies that
getting to the top of the numbers game does not always make for a happy
ending. Truly successful, inspirational leaders urge us to stay tuned to
core qualities and to work towards a better quality of life for
everyone. Reflecting on our motivations and fine tuning our inner radar
enables us to ensure that our goals are truly aligned to creating
happiness and wellbeing.
Staying tuned to your innate unquantifiable quality
As
some of the best loved songs have reminded us the best things in life
are free, all you need is love and its not about the pricetag. Staying
tuned to our inner wealth enable us to act from a place of fullness.
Everyone has their own way of tuning in to a sense of unquantifiable
happiness - as Pharrell Williams 24 hour film of gloriously diverse Happy
dancers demonstrates. Singing has always connected me to a sense of
vast magnificence far beyond anything I can measure with a ruler. Our
voice is one of many innate, natural gifts we have which costs
absolutely nothing to use yet can bring endless quality and value to our
lives. Everyone deserves to experience the true wealth of knowing that
they are unquantifiably magnificent and beautiful beyond measure. From
this great resource springs abundant manifestations of prosperous,
peaceful, loving, creative, self-expression and respect for the precious
resources within others and our planet.
Wishing you glorious delight in your immeasurable magnificence
4 Tips for Staying Tuned to Quality
1. List 10 qualities which are most important to you
2. Clear some clutter - release/ recycle any quantity which is no longer providing quality.
3. List 5 Activities that help you tune into your own sense of innate happiness
4. Schedule quality time in your diary for yourself and your beloveds.
