Business as Art with Heart

4 Comments

1. Fiona O'Sullivan
   Posted July 5, 2009 at 11:29 am | Permalink

   Isn’t it amazing yet at the same time a little bit concerning that true wisdom, through the ages, is always relevant, always appreciated, always deeply heard….and here’s the bit I find concerning….always needed! Do we ever learn? I would like some evidence that we do but then I guess that’s down to me….
   Joni Mitchell, the amazing artist who sings so from her heart wrote and then sang;
   “Everything comes and goes,
   marked by lovers and styles of clothes,
   things that you held high and told yourself were true,
   lost or changing as the days come down to you.
   Down to you
   constant stranger,
   you’re a kind person you’re a cold person too,
   it’s down to you”

2. yollana
   Posted July 5, 2009 at 1:10 pm | Permalink

   @Fiona, yes! Always amazing…

   But perhaps not so disconcerting - that it is always needed. The Sufis have a teaching about this: That it is our need for love, wisdom, truth, peace, belonging, safety, acknowledgment… and the list goes on… that actually keeps us in ‘right relationship’ with the source of all that is good. Basically, it keeps us humble!

   … And that humility keeps us polishing the diamond of our heart. You - and Joni - are right. It’s down to each of us.

   And it’s okay that we keep refining. And maybe even a great blessing that we get to keep finding ourselves anew?

3. natalie
   Posted July 5, 2009 at 6:13 pm | Permalink

   Yollana, I think you have absolutely hit the nail on the head in terms of what people are lacking today in their business endeavours. I believe that bringing heart in to your business to a great extent, removes the presence of fear when moving forward and progressing your business idea. When you involve your soul in your decision-making processes, life becomes so much easier because what you do forms part of your soul’s purpose, you are working from a state of harmony and this synergy is what propels your business forward.

   Of course, it is an ongoing challenge to not allow the mind to rule and to listen to the subtle guidance from our souls. To me, this is true business art with heart.

4. yollana
   Posted July 13, 2009 at 12:18 pm | Permalink

   Natalie, Thanks for your comment.

   And yes, it’s funny that subtle skill of learning to listen to your heart…

   I’ve found that over the last couple of yeares particularly, my ability to listen to and trust my inner guidance has been getting stronger and stronger… But I’m stumped at how to express that to the next person in a “how-to” that is understandable!

   …Another thing I guess I’ll just have to listen for guidance on!

   Love Yollana