Who else finds themselves constantly asking……is this ALL that there is?
Is this the meaning of my life? The purpose I was "put" here for? Am I pursuing my passion…….or even if I’m not, am I truly satisfied and "full" with what’s on my proverbial plate? Man’s (or woman’s..:-) search for meaning surely isn’t new, right?
But have the things that truly offer us the kind of contentment, and sense of satisfaction changed over the past half century….or MORE, or have they simply made the elusive idea of inner (and authentic) peace that much more remote? (no pun intended..:-)
A lot of what we focus on here now, and in the future, is going to be in the odd, exotic and yet amazingly ordinary idea that authentic meaning is MUCH easier to achieve than many people believe.
It’s always there….seemingly a deep breathe away.…but for so many of us, a level of personal satisfaction and peace we never quite manage to wrap our hands (or our minds) completely around.
I found this story from "Self" magazine pretty telling…..and how often the austerity of the simple life holds the key to true creative and spiritual freedom. Check it out at the link below….and share your thoughts at in the comments below, we’d love to hear what you think!
Judy happens to be single, childless and in her 40s. Suddenly, I pictured her locked in her lonely room conjuring fantasies in which the man of her dreams appears on one of the wooded paths (poof!) with two bright-faced kids in tow.
Then an e-mail from her flashed across my screen: "You can stop looking. I have found the meaning of life." Apparently, "poor Judy" had simply been too blissed-out to check in. No cooking, no cleaning, no distractions from the work she loves, plus a group of talented pals to drink and schmooze with after hours. A man? The pitter-patter of little feet? She wasn’t missing it.
As I stared at the screen, I had to wonder……
