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Purpose and Possibility

Living well

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 8:31 pm   by Guest Contributor

Living well 2015-03-13T20:31:36-06:00 Guest Contributor

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What would you like to see happen in your life tomorrow? Where would you like to be three months from now? What kind of life do you wish to be living a year from today? Much of the work of accomplishment is in figuring out precisely what to accomplish. Once you’ve done that, all that’s left to do is to fill in the course of action with your own effort and with the efforts of those with whom you share your vision. The opportunities for building the life of your dreams are very much present and alive. It’s just a matter of opening yourself to them and giving your energy to them.

Living well is always a matter of choice, not chance. For you control the filter of your awareness. You decide what is meaningful in your life and what is not. It is good to be able to improve your circumstances. However, the whole of your life is about much more than the momentary situations in which you find yourself. Living well is living true to the purpose with which you constantly and authentically resonate. You can do that no matter what else may be going on.

Do not allow yourself to be controlled any longer by the deception that you must have certain possessions or conditions in order to be happy and fulfilled. Instead, go ahead and be happy. Go ahead and live well. Go ahead and manifest your fulfillment with your thoughts and actions. You are equipped to thrive on challenge. You have the temperament to adapt to changing conditions in order to serve your purpose. So do explore that purpose. Let go of the empty, superficial wishes that were never yours and that would never have brought you any fulfillment. Focus instead on the unique beauty of who you are. Raise your expectations and then start blazing the trail that will connect you with the fulfillment of your highest vision.

Living well has never been more possible or more important than it is right now. Your direction in life is vastly more significant than your location at the moment. And you can be moving in a positive, fulfilling direction this very instant. Now is a great time to live well, to make a real difference, to follow the best possibilities. It takes just as much effort to live poorly as it does to live well. It takes just as much effort to be mediocre as it does to be magnificent. As long as you’re going to put in the time and effort, be sure to make it count.

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