I recently read an interesting article about how one's purpose is directly linked to one's happiness. As a person who continuously strives for inner, personal, true happiness, this concept get my wheels turning. Could this be true? Could our inner happiness be linked to our purpose and vise versa? After thinking this through I did find some validity to this concept. I began to think about my work, my job. While often times my job drives me crazy, I love it. The craziness of the day; people yelling, people screaming, people laughing, people crying. Spreading joy, spreading color, sharing a smile. Healing a soul, touching a heart...all wonderful things. I took some time off around the recent holidays. I very much enjoy my time off, but by the third or fourth day, I was pretty much bored. My home was clean, my ducks were in a row, and I was well over daytime television. My daughter was out and about, busy with her friends and life. My family and friends were all working. So, I muddled on through my time off, and returned to work after several days off. When I returned to work, the craziest thing happened...I felt ALIVE! I felt awake! I felt needed! I felt that...I had a purpose! I felt HAPPY!!! I was zipping around the buildings, and crossing things off of my list like there was no tomorrow! I was greeting people, smiling, and making friends like never before! At then end of the day, I felt like I had made a difference, even if it was just a small difference, I felt as though I did good work! I was happy, my purpose filled my voids, and made my heart sing! Who would have ever thought that we needed a purpose to feel good?!?! I mean, I really does make sense. If we do good work, no matter what it is. If we make people happy, if we spread joy, we are ultimately fueling our own inner happiness!
Today's activity: link your happiness to your purpose
Today I encourage you to think about your inner happiness, or lack of it. In addition, I encourage you to think about your purpose, or lack of it. How do the two of them tie together in your world? How does one feed off of another? Does your daily work make you happy? Or are you naturally happy, therefore, you want to do good work. Or, on the flip side, perhaps something is missing, and you are not happy, or not feeling a strong sense of purpose. Think about that too. Today is the perfect day to get your wheels turning. Make some changes if necessary. What fuels you? What makes you soar? If you are lacking or not living your purpose, think about why you are not, and how you can add some purpose into your life, therefore, creating a world of joy! Life is what we make of it, so live your BEST life today!
Purpose + happiness = :-)
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