| In this article we will discuss the concept of life and its | | | | you feel better, which inspires you to surge ahead, no |
| underlying principle. We will be going through a step by | | | | matter what obstacles you face. Do you like doing |
| step procedure, exploring your feelings and options, | | | | something creative, or something artistic? Do you |
| and by the end of this article, you should have a fairly | | | | enjoy nature, do you like the sea? Do you enjoy |
| solid tool you could immediately employ in your life, to | | | | helping others? Do you get pleasure out of making a |
| give it a meaningful direction. | | | | difference in other people’s life? |
| There are three steps to the process of discovering | | | | What ever it is that interests you, go ahead and make |
| the purpose of your life: | | | | a list under the following headlines: |
| Understanding the principle of choice | | | | Things you love to do: |
| Creating your underlying principle | | | | __ |
| Aligning your life with the underlying principle | | | | What is it that you love in this thing and why? How |
| Understanding the principle of choice | | | | you could do this for money, and make a living out of |
| Norman Vincent Peale has this to say about the | | | | it? |
| power of choice. “The greatest power we have is | | | | __________________ |
| the power of choice. It is an actual fact, that if you | | | | __________________ |
| have been groping under unhappiness, you can choose | | | | Creating Your Underlying Principle: |
| to be joyous, instead. And, by effort, lift yourself into | | | | The next step is to examine the list you just made and |
| joy. If you tend to be fearful, you can overcome that | | | | find out if there is anything recurring in them. Maybe, it |
| misery by choosing to have courage. The whole trend | | | | is the contribution that keeps coming up, or an effect |
| and the quality of anyone’s life is determined by the | | | | to seek or give love, or helping your parents cope with |
| choices that are made”. | | | | old age. Whatever it is try to identify the central them |
| Choosing is the most important activity of your mind, | | | | of the things you love to do, and try to put it in a short |
| because by making a choice, you are proclaiming your | | | | and precise statement. This will be your ‘Mission |
| desires to your subconscious mind. Once the | | | | Statement’. It may even be a quote by a famous |
| subconscious mind gets to know your desires, it is | | | | person, or a philosophy that has influenced you. Of |
| going to do anything to manifest them in your life. The | | | | course, as you grow up, this statement could evolve, |
| choices you make in your life become your goal. And, | | | | but its soul will remain the same. Now, write down your |
| if you are sincere in pursuing them, there is no reason | | | | Mission Statement. |
| why you should not accomplish them. | | | | Aligning your LIFE with the Underlying Principle: |
| Indecision, on the other hand, not only creates | | | | The final step in this journey is to map your path to |
| frustration and anxiety, but can also confuse the | | | | your ultimate purpose. Make the little changes in your |
| subconscious mind about what you want. But it is | | | | lifestyle that would accommodate this principle in your |
| important that the choices you make are made by | | | | life. LIVE this principle each and every day. It might take |
| you, in accordance with your true desires, purposes | | | | a few days, but you will certainly feel the difference in |
| and aptitude. A lot of us let others make choices for | | | | your enthusiasm for life. If you realize that you love |
| us, or make our choices according to what we think is | | | | being amidst nature, plan out your holiday. Maybe an |
| ‘correct’, even if that means that we go against | | | | outing with your children could be enough to recoup |
| our wishes. What is right for someone else may not | | | | your energy. On the other hand, you might even want |
| be right for you, and the way to know this is listening | | | | to change your job, or start a new business, that is |
| to what your heart says. | | | | more in line with your mission. |
| So, begin with, make a list of things which interests you; | | | | Remember – “Do what you love, and money will |
| things which you have always enjoyed, which makes | | | | follow”. |