Five Ways to Live a Full and Purposeful Life
by You’re only living on the surface of your life if you’re casting words in the wind, singing someone else’s song, dancing your way to a future that is not in sync with your dreams and your passion, loving superficially and giving half-heartedly.
I’m sure if we put our heads together, we can come up with hundreds of ways to live a full life, an authentic life, a life with purpose and with the minimum of regrets.
Here are 5 ways to do just that.
Walk your talk
Do you know people who are all talk and no action? Their aim is to impress everyone around them with talk about what they will do, where they will go and how much money they will make? Nothing in their lives past or present indicates that they are even willing to walk their talk. Yet they are talking up a storm with no action to show they mean business.
What about your spiritual beliefs? Are they obvious in your daily life as you deal with people and situations? Or are you only concerned with pontificating for the sake of appearance?
Are you running off at the mouth but standing still? Do you know what’s keeping you immobilized and why. The issues that are holding you back may feel like cement around your feet. Why not work them out and begin walking right along with the words coming out of your mouth.
Sing your song
Each of us has a song that starts in our heart and echoes in our head. And, if you’ve heard yours you know how frustrating it is to keep the volume low and refrain from singing it. But you shouldn’t.
The song in your heart doesn’t need musical accompaniment: an instrument or two, a band or even an orchestra. In fact, it doesn’t require backup singers either. Its sound is crystal clear and you know the lyrics by heart. After all, it is your song and if you do not sing it out loud, no one else with sing it for you.
Your song could well be your deepest desire, your life’s dream, your burning passion for a cause. Now tell me, who else could sing that song, your song, better than you can? You must write the words that describe your heart’s desire because only you can. You know the fire that burns in your heart. You know the song that plays continuously. You know the words. Let the music play on, raise the volume and sing.
Dance to your beat
Each time we acquiesce to someone else’s wish or demand for us to follow their lead – in dress, speech, career, friends, leisure activities, lifestyle, we dance to their beat. It’s a miserable way to live.
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