In this article we will discuss the concept of life and its underlying principle. We will be going
through a step-by-step procedure, exploring your feelings and options, and by the end of
this article, you should have a fairly solid tool you could immediately employ in your life, to
give it a meaningful direction.
There are three steps to the process of discovering the purpose of your life:
Understanding the principle of choice
Creating your underlying principle
Aligning your life with the underlying principle
Understanding the principle of choice
Norman Vincent Peale has this to say about the power of choice. The greatest power we
have is the power of choice. It is an actual fact, that if you have been groping under
unhappiness, you can choose to be joyous, instead. And, by effort, lift yourself into joy. If
you tend to be fearful, you can overcome that misery by choosing to have courage. The
whole trend and the quality of anyone’s life is determined by the choice that are made.
Choosing is the most important activity of your mind, because by making a choice, you are
proclaiming your desires to your subconscious mind. Once the subconscious mind gets to
know your desires, it is going to do anything to manifest them in your life. The choices you
make in your life become your goal. And, if you are sincere in pursuing them, there is no
reason why you should not accomplish them.
Indecision, on the other hand, not only creates frustration and anxiety, but can also confuse
the subconscious mind about what you want. But it is important that the choices you make
are made by you, in accordance with your true desires, purposes and aptitude. A lot of us let
others make choices for us or make our choices according to what we think is correct even if
that means that we go against our wishes. What is right for someone is may not be right for
you, and the way to know this is listening to what your heart says.
So, begin with, make a list of things which interests you; things which you have always
enjoyed, which makes you feel better, which inspires you to surge ahead, no matter what
obstacles you face. Do you like doing something creative, or something artistic? Do you
enjoy nature, do you like the sea? Do you enjoy helping others? Do you get pleasure out of
making a difference in other people’s lives?
Whatever it is that interests you, go ahead and make a list under the following headlines:
Things you love to do:
What is it that you love in this thing and why? How you could do this for money, and make a
living out of it?
