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Well Being with Don Oakley

Perspectives: Four Common and One Uncommon

People commonly approach life from one of four perspectives (broadly speaking): eat, drink and be merry, resentment, resignation or attempted sainthood. None are wholly satisfactory. Well, sainthood is, I suppose, but so few actually manage to achieve it. However, there is an uncommon, less arduous alternative that resolves life’s big issues. It’s just there, waiting to be noticed and more intimate than your own breath.
Broadcast on:
09 Jun 2021

People commonly approach life from one of four perspectives (broadly speaking): eat, drink and be merry, resentment, resignation or attempted sainthood. None are wholly satisfactory. Well, sainthood is, I suppose, but so few actually manage to achieve it. However, there is an uncommon, less arduous alternative that resolves life’s big issues. It’s just there, waiting to be noticed and more intimate than your own breath.