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2. five contemplations

3. 3 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA our death is inevitable

4. 4 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA our life span is decreasing continuously

5. 5 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA our life expectancy is uncertain

6. 6 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA death comes whether or not we’re prepared

7. 7 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA when death comes all the stuff you’ve accumulated can not help you

8. 8 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA so what really matters ?

9. 9 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA meditation of evolution

10. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA transform FEAR

11. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA create SPACIOUSNESS

12. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA discover AWARENESS

13. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA welcome CURIOSITY

14. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA embrace GIVING

15. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA thrive

16. 16 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA “ when we are no longer able to change a situation... we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~ Victor Frankl Man’s Search for Meaning

17. 17 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA “ Much of cultural change arises from the introduction of new metaphorical concepts and the loss of old ones.. ” ~ Metaphors We Live By

18. 18 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA path of evolution

19. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA FEAR [disquiet] Spaciousness Awareness Curiosity Giving    

20. 20 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA emotional responses

21. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA circuits of emotional responses

22. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA  Incoming stimuli processed by amygdala Central switchboard  Snap Judgements Influenced by ties to hippocampus [memory]  Reacts before frontal lobes can process perception signals “Jump first, ask questions later!”  Leads primitive reactions to hijack modern, reasoning mind Especially with history of trauma the anatomy of reactivity

23. 23 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA FEAR can make you STUPID.

24. 24 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA “Psychologists who study survivors... conclude that the most successful are open to the changing nature of their environment. They are curious to know what's up." ~ Deep Survival

25. 25 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA ladder of inference

26. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA Real Data & Experience Selected Data & Experience Affixed Meaning Assumptions Conclusions Beliefs Actions      

27. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA Affixed Meaning Assumptions Conclusions Beliefs Actions Real Data & Experience Select Data & Experience

28. 28 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA what is your life’s purpose ?

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31. 31 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA purpose exercise

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33. the meaning of life a Job....a Career...

34. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA the meaning of life a Job....a Career...

35. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA the meaning of life

36. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA the greening of life ~ Water

37. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA the greening of life ~ Wind

38. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA the greening of life ~ Solar

39. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA the greening of life ~ Plant / Algae

40. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

41. 41 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA ~ Mahatma Gandhi

42. 42 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA “ Metaphors create realities for us… A metaphor may thus be a guide for future action…This will, in turn, reinforce the power of metaphor to make experience coherent. In this sense metaphors can be self-fulfilling prophecies.. ” ~ Metaphors We Live By

43. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA INTENTIONS PRIORITIES ACTIONS PURPOSE [meaning] GOALS TRANSFORMATION

44. 44 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA path of happiness

45. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA PURPOSE [meaning] BALANCE HAPPINESS  

46. 46 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA domains of meaning

47. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA domains of meaning more than a brain cognitive

48. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA cognitive domains of meaning emotional you and others

49. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA cognitive domains of meaning emotional somatic where you are

50. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA cognitive domains of meaning emotional somatic social love and support

51. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA cognitive domains of meaning emotional somatic social spirit more than me

52. LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA cognitive domains of meaning emotional somatic social spirit integral all together

53. 53 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA obstacles to finding purpose

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57. 57 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA YOU have to transform its ENERGY.

58. 58 LUCE FORWARD | TIM TOSTA “ We draw inferences, set goals, make commitments, and execute plans, all on the basis of how we structure our experience, consciously and unconsciously, by means of metaphor.. ” ~ Metaphors We Live By