Questioning whether inner work alone is enough, is good.
The only thing separating a practice into inner & outer states of work is our own habituated responses to phenomena. Is this not a dream to be awakened from?
The degree that one's practice is being limited to inner work alone, is the degree that a hardening of the ego, a solidification of one's identity, a separation between self & others, and a state of Prechecca Buddhahood, is being beckoned to.
In a Buddhist practice, it's what marks the difference between what's appropriate and inappropriate in the development of concentration in the 8 fold path.
how
For everyone, the lamp is lit
The light shines bright
The light fades
The lamp goes dark
We each have a choice -
To live or merely exist
Peace to all
Donut or not Donut...
Glazed or Chocolate
Oldfashioned or Sprinkled
Good with coffee
@David said:
My Dad passed away less than a month later leaving me with my first koan.
What a story. Classic Dad joke leads to deeper meaning. 
One interesting thing about board games: they are more fun when you don’t play to win. I’ve been playing Wordfeud with a lady friend online, it’s almost exactly like Scrabble, and I noticed that if I exerted myself I would just win all the time, so to keep things interesting I started setting up opportunities for her to use the Triple Word Score tiles. She won a lot of games after that.
Jeroen
I found this an interesting video. It’s basically about getting the most from life, he has some good tips about how to approach your later years.
Jeroen