Have you recently stopped to think about why you do the things you do and why you are where you are in life?

I think there are certain fundamentals that drive people to become who they were meant to be.  Some folks recognize these and others can go a whole lifetime and not get it.  Four areas I would like to touch on are passion, purpose, desire and fulfillment.

Passion

-Any powerful or compelling emotion or feelling. As in love and hate. ~Websters

Passion is one of those things that most people forget about after their first love.  To be passionate about something or someone is to have a burning feeling inside of you. It’s a fire you don’t want to go out.  Somewhere along the way, it leaves us if it’s not tended to and fed consistantly.

When you look around the world today, do you see a lot of people with passion?  It seems we live in a world of dream stealing and pessimism.  Why is that?  Who took the fire out of the oven?  Well, it happens over the course of time.  It happens from consistent beat downs in life.    How do you get it back?  Well, that is a question only you can answer.  Find out what your purpose is in life and go to work on it.  If it’s your true purpose, you will develop a passion towards it.

Purpose

-The Reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc… ~Websters

Do you know what your purpose is in life?  Have you figured it out yet?  If not, perhaps it’s time you reach within and find out what it is.  I see so many people running in circles. Two foot forward and two foot back.  Just grinding the grindstone.  Doesn’t feel to fulfilling does it?

Everyone was born with different gifts and talents to be used towards their purpose in life.  Once you find out what these gifts are, you need to use them.  If you don’t, you will become bored with life and become very complaisant.

Desire

- To wish or long for; crave; want. ~Websters

I think we all desire things but few are ready to turn those desires into their physical form.  Fear holds most back. Fear of the unknown.  Fear is the biggest deceiver in life.  It is self imposed all of the time. The only things we fear when born are the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises.  Everything else we fear is learned.  Desire can be the fear killer if the desire is strong enough.  Having a burning desire for something changes us. It causes us to do things we never thought capable.

Fulfillment

-The act or state of fulfilling. i.e. To witness the fulfilling of  a dream. To achieve fulfillment of ones hopes.

Fulfillment is the feeling you get when you know you are doing what your supposed to be doing with your life.  It’s like the finishing touch on your passion, purpose and desires.

Most want to live a fulfilled life but it somehow evades them. Why do you think that is?  I think I have summed it up in one way or another previously in this post.

The secret to living a fulfilling life is to help others.  Serving other peoples needs before your own is one of the most important things you can do in life.  Your gifts and talents can be used to help other people’s gifts and talents.  Help others live a fulfilling life and by default, you will have yours.

Passion…….Purpose………………Desire……………..Fulfillment……….What is Your Why?