The Rhythm of Life - Living Every Day with Passion & Purpose
The Rhythm of Life - Living Every Day with Passion & Purpose, by Matthew Kelly. Hardcover, 304 pp.
Do you ever feel that if you weren't so busy you would be healthier, happier, more effective, more fulfilled? and maybe even a better person?
In The Rhythm of Life Matthew Kelly exposes the lifestyle challenges and problems that face us in this age obsessed with noise, speed, and perpetual activity. In response, he proposes a lifestyle that promotes genuine well-being by attending to our legitimate needs - physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually.
From amidst an age inordinately preoccupied with doing and having, Kelly's message rings out with a truth that is challenging and unmistakably attractive - "Who you become is infinitely more important than what you do, or what you have." Are you ready to meet the-best-version-of-yourself?
The Rhythm of Life is a brilliant and clear-eyed rejection of the chaotic lifestyle that has captured the world, written with common sense, humor, and extraordinary insight. Victor Hugo once wrote, "There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come." In the present culture, The Rhythm of Life is that idea. This is a book that is destined to change lives!
Once every twenty-five years or so, a book comes along that perfectly identifies our common search and struggle for happiness, and using powerful stories and practical examples teaches us how to find lasting happiness in a changing world. This is that book. Not since M. Scott Peck published The Road Less Traveled have we experienced a voice as refreshing and authentic as Matthew Kelly.
Kelly has a way of thinking and writing that cuts through the stifling clutter of our everyday lives and delivers a clarity that is both refreshing and liberating. Here are just a few of the timeless creeds that he introduces in The Rhythm of Life...
"You were born to become the-best-version-of-yourself. This is your essential purpose. Embrace this one solitary truth and it will change your life more than anything you have ever learned. In every situation, simply ask yourself, which of the options before me will help me become the-best-version-of-myself?"
"Do not let your life be like a shooting star, which lights up the sky for just a brief moment. Let your life be like the sun, which always burns brightly in the heavens, bringing light and warmth to all those on earth. Let your light shine!"
"Everything is a choice. This is life's greatest truth and it's hardest lesson. It is a great truth because it reminds us of our power. Not power over others, but the often untapped power to be ourselves and to live the life we have imagined. It is a hard lesson because it causes us to realize that we have chosen the life we are living right now"
"Stop using all your time, effort, and energy chasing your illegitimate wants? thinking that they their attainment will deliver happiness and fulfillment. They won't. You never can get enough of what you don't really need! Turn your focus to your legitimate needs - physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual."
"The measure of your life will be the measure of your courage."
"You can learn more in a hour of silence than you can in a year from books. Immerse yourself in the classroom of silence for a few moments each day."
"Minimalism is the enemy of excellence."
"Energy is our most valuable resource, not time. The rhythm of life is a way of life that brings our legitimate needs, our deepest desires, and our unique talents into harmony with each other. The result: passion, purpose, and energy."
The Rhythm of Life will help you to bring into focus who you are and why you are here. Through this book Matthew Kelly will help you discover your legitimate needs, deepest desires, and unique talents. He will introduce you to the-best-version-of-yourself and lead you to a life filled with passion and purpose.
