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Originally Posted by Angela  It sounds like Ruskin (and you, cdn) have it that what you do is who who you are. I look at it differently: who you are has you doing what you do. |
I don't think that's what Ruskin is saying. His direct quote is, "What we think or what we know or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do." Nowhere in the quote does he make any mention of who you are. He just speaks of consequences of action (or inaction).
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Originally Posted by Angela I'm not concerned about visualizing a parking spot or a bicycle or a mansion and having it show up in my life. |
That may not be your personal intention, but I've seen that sort of intention repeatedly being posted on the board, and I'm sure you have too. "All I have to do is wish/visualize/think happy thoughts/get in touch with my spirit guide/whatever and the Universe will acquiesce to my demands." And, given the random nature of the universe, that demand may actually come about. But because it may happen isn't correlated with wishing; it's correlated with chaos, which is no correlation at all.
Ruskin's point, as I understand it, is that if you want something, you actually have to take action to get it. Instead of existing as a human
being, exist as a human
doing.