Actions speak louder than words

I have a very simple thing that I do at the end of every day. I list three good things that I did, felt or achieved that day. I dont share it and I almost never look back on them, its designed to focus my thoughts on positive experiences and to remind me of how much I have to be grateful for. I think listing in a public journal your "jedi deeds" would be a self defeating exercise in ego stroking. but on a private level exploring what you experienced might not be a bad idea.

I think listing in a public journal your "jedi deeds" would be a self defeating exercise in ego stroking. but on a private level exploring what you experienced might not be a bad idea

Can you not state something you have done publicly and it not be bragging?

What exactly makes it ego stroking?

Are the people here not mature enough to discuss such things without turning full of themselves? If so, that in itself is more of a problem then publicly journaling, and speaking about it.

Is it not ok to feel good about doing good?

Its not self control if its forced through avoidance and denial.

There is also a certain amount of ego and pride in trying to be( or appear to be) too humble all the time.

Khaos wrote: There is also a certain amount of ego and pride in trying to be( or appear to be) too humble all the time.

Is that really ego? or passion that's required for that much repression

She says it nicely ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKD9anjgcCI

Of course its ego.

Passion isnt separate from such a thing.

In fact there fairly integral.

Who is being passionate?

You are, haha.

You can be attached to non attachment, not labeling, not talking about yourself.

Gandhi stood out,so does many who live such lives...

In any case, there is many who mask arrogance as false humility, which is what I was addressing.

People who try to out humble others in various ways.

Who is more caught up in ego, pride, arrogance, judgement, etc?

Those who are outwardly and honestly so?

Who honestly dont give it that much time, or think about it overly much ,but dont deny it?

Or those that caution and admonish constantly?

Who can be more Jedi, than Jedi as it were.

Or no label at all, etc, etc, cliche, cliche...

Khaos wrote:

I think listing in a public journal your "jedi deeds" would be a self defeating exercise in ego stroking. but on a private level exploring what you experienced might not be a bad idea

Can you not state something you have done publicly and it not be bragging?

What exactly makes it ego stroking?

Are the people here not mature enough to discuss such things without turning full of themselves? If so, that in itself is more of a problem then publicly journaling, and speaking about it.

Is it not ok to feel good about doing good?

Its not self control if its forced through avoidance and denial.

There is also a certain amount of ego and pride in trying to be( or appear to be) too humble all the time.

Of course I can. I can list all the things that Ive done that I think are worthwhile and make me a better person, but to whos benefit is that? If it came up in discussion, sure I would talk about it, but listing my good deeds? I just dont see the purpose, other than to show people what a good little Jedi I am.

i think this has gone off on a tangent slightly. the purpose is not to brag. it is to analyze ones actions for the day, for good or ill, right or wrong. in the army, we call it an AAR, or after action report. they can be quite detailed, depending on the whims of your commanding officer, but they can also be simply one line such as 'made contact with enemy forces, tactical deployment, enemy forces routed.' well, cool, everything went well. but could it have gone even better? could 'also captured high value al qaeda operative' be added in there, if only something different had occurred?

one must be cognizant of ones actions, their impacts on not only you but those around you. how to get the most bang for your benevolent buck, so to speak. because there are only so many hours in the day, only so much you to go around, a finite supply of money as i tell my son. use your resources wisely.

one doesnt have to list their activities, even where it is non viewable and only for oneself. only to be cognizant of your actions. that is all i was saying.

edit: remembered the definition for 'tangent'. incorrect term, keeping there as a record of my fallability.

Desolous wrote: how to get the most bang for your benevolent buck, so to speak.

Because being benevolent is meant to have some kind of return on investment?

brenna, yes. think of it as venture philanthropy . if i donate $100 to charity x and can help 4 people in the process, but i can donate $100 and have that amount matched by my company and also help more people, which one will i most likely choose, ceteris paribus?

Desolous wrote: brenna, yes. think of it as venture philanthropy . if i donate $100 to charity x and help in 4 people in the process, but i can donate $100 and have that amount matched by my company and also help more people, which one will i choose?

How does that translate when we are talking about simple "good deeds". Or are you talking about the pay it forward idea?

Ps: Im half asleep. Im not sure that makes sense. Looks like drivel even to me!