At the end of your life, will you be able to say that you have lived your life well? Or will you discover that nothing worthwhile ever happened, and that you seemed to have wasted a potentially great opportunity for fulfilment and satisfaction?
Here are 3 ways you can "check" if you are indeed making the most of what life has to offer:
View Each Challenge as an Opportunity
Every worthwhile goal requires a struggle to get there. If your actions don't take effort, you won't make progress. Wanting success without sacrifice is like trying to write a novel without learning how to read, or praying for a windfall instead of working for money. There is scarcely any love, passion or fulfillment in life without reasonable effort. Your struggle may be physical, it may be emotional, or it may be both. In all cases it is necessary and worth every bit of strength you can muster. Like the old adage, you will never know the value of happiness until you've experienced sadness.
Always Search for Life's Surprises
Some of the best discoveries in life come when you least expect them, in places you never even thought to look. What you were not looking for can end up being more than you ever hoped to find. So seek your goals and dreams diligently, but do not become so obsessed that you develop tunnel vision. Do not blind yourself from all the unpredictable wonders and opportunities passing in your periphery.
Life's greatest beauty is found in its surprises. Its dynamic nature continually renews the possibilities before you; you honestly never can be certain when the next gust of wind will arrive and what it will blow in your direction. Open yourself to these surprises. Many of them will bring goodness you never knew you were missing. Remember, you are never too old, too young, too busy, or too educated to find value and joy in new, unexpected opportunities.
Don't Be Afraid to Love
This may sound cheesy, but life is much more wonderful when you open your heart to love. No, not necessarily loving a partner or a spouse (although this would be ideal) - you can also love you friends, your pet, your family. Love brings you a kind of satisfaction and giddy feeling that makes all your efforts worthwhile, and challenges easier to fathom.
True love is not a fleeting feeling, it's not an equation that can be solved, and it's certainly not a fairytale. True love is the air you breathe, the ground you walk on, and the foundation for all human growth. It's the path for everything worthwhile, an energy that's within you always, regardless of where you are or where you're headed.
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Michael Griffiths is the CEO and Founder of Secrets Of A Super Life, providing individuals with personal development strategies to increase their purpose, passion, happiness and life fulfilment. For your free life success pack please visit http://www.mysuperlifetoday.com
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