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Simple things you can do to lead a life of meaning and purpose
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ave you ever thought about the purpose you want your life to have? Have you ever wanted your life to have meaning (or more than it has at the moment)? These are the simple things that have helped me on this journey called life to find purpose and meaning … Always be ruthlessly honest with yourself… always. Denying what is, has never been a great strategy for improving yourself or the world around you. Find the courage to step beyond fear. I find it better to take the initiative to confront the things I fear before life puts me in front of them anyway. A smarter person than me once told me that your greatest growth comes from confronting the thing you fear most. After you make it to the other side of that fear, you realise just how little energy some of the things you fear deserve.
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Understand that nothing you learn about yourself can hurt you. Maybe I should rephrase that … you will feel uncomfortable, but you will survive facing the truth about yourself. And life from that point forward will start to improve. Once I acknowledged that I found some social situations difficult, I could use strategies to make it easier for myself. Until I acknowledged it, I would not accept help. Be prepared to change. The constant in our lives is change. I suspect that you will never again be in a moment with as little change as there is now. Embrace it, thrive on it and enjoy it for what it is … something different. Take the high road. If the low road works for you, I would love to know your secret. Every time I have attempted to do something I knew was not right for me or to take a short cut, it all went pear shaped. Now I take the right road at the right > LAW SOCIETY NT BALANCE EDITION 1|21
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