Goals and Dreams
It is the greatest feeling in the world to have your passions aligned with your purpose, to be certain about what direction you are moving in and what goals and dreams you are working towards, waking up every day excited and optimistic about what the future has in store, but no one is born into their calling, so to reach this optimum state of living is a process and a journey of discovery and experience in itself, to be lived and enjoyed.
But just as no one is born into their calling, is it rare that the goals and dreams that we have now will be the same goals and dreams that we have in a few years time. Our goals and dreams are a result of our passions aligning with our purpose, but just like everything else in life, our purpose develops and evolves over time, so just because you discover your purpose once, does not guarantee the rest of your life will be spent living in this optimum state, certain about what direction you are moving in and what goals and dreams you are working towards, but what does guarantee this continued optimum state of living, is your ability to master the art of living : specifically, to always maintain a loving and peaceful mind, to stay aware and in tune so to recognize when your goals and dreams are needing to be realigned and then always being adaptable, knowing how and when to let go of old goals and dreams and change course.
Traditional thinking dictates that we live a linear lifestyle. We choose a career when young and dedicate our entire lives to this one path and moving up the proverbial career ladder, all the while secretly dreaming of living an exciting and adventurous life while simultaneously living in fear that we will never achieve our goals and dreams if we set out to do so and to be honest this is a very real possibility, but nothing to fear! Some goals and dreams may never be realized, but it does not matter! Those goals and dreams are only guideposts in our lives, giving us an opportunity to gain wisdom, fortitude and character and to experience an exciting and adventurous life. At the end of the day we all end up in the same place, we all die, so the question is : what kind of life do you want to live? A boring, linear, predictable life that is safe and secure, or an exciting and adventurous life that perceives failure and success as the same, just turns and twists in your incredible journey / life?
It is likely that in this moment, you are feeling confused and uncertain about what direction to take your life. If you are in the midst of closing the chapter on your first goals and dreams and are now battling with the notion of having spent so much time, energy and resources on working towards your goals and dreams to change path now, then you will likely be dealing with confusion, uncertainty and frustration. These emotions and feelings are a manifestation of your mind, a mind that feels fear, judges, condemns and criticizes. This is the difference between your heart and mind. Your heart has no worries, it only guides you on your life journey, but your mind if untamed and unmastered, clouds your reality with trivialities disguised as limiting thoughts and beliefs that only conflict with the guidance of your heart. Your untamed and unmastered mind will make you believe that your efforts and hard work have been in vain and will make you feel disgruntled and pessimistic. This state of mind is unhealthy and unproductive and has the danger of making you cling to the first sign of a new goal and dream just for the sake of making you feel that you have a purpose and direction in your life, causing you to take a little Ultimate Lifestyle detour in the process.
To gracefully alter course and let go of old goals and dreams to align with new ones, or to even discover your goals and dreams for the first time, is best accomplished with a happy and relaxed mindset. This happy and relaxed mindset is born from your understanding that life is a journey, and what you are experiencing now is part of that journey, to be enjoyed and experienced. You have to let go of the agitation and frustration associated with the uncertainty of not knowing what direction you are supposed to be taking your life, let go and relax! Instead of concerning yourself with what direction to take next, focus your awareness on developing a happy and peaceful mind, focus on what you have to be grateful for and purposefully widen your social network by starting a new activity that you feel drawn to starting, perhaps something that you have always wanted to do, but never had the time, something spontaneous to add some dynamic color into your life, or something as easy as reconnecting with old friends and revisiting old projects and ideas. Just by letting go, relaxing, developing a happy and peaceful mind and intentionally doing something different with your days is already steering you in the new direction of your next journey whether you realize it or not.
Keep following this path and you will find that aligning your passions with your purpose will happen naturally and when you least expect it to happen.
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Goals and Dreams
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