Stop Setting Goals and Commit to Living With Purpose!
Stop setting Goals and Commit to Living with Purpose!
Well, it is that time of year again, when we reflect on the past year. We decide we want to set new goals, for ourselves. Perhaps you are even one of the lucky ones, who said, “I am going to workout this year, 5 times a week, and you are already behind on that goal, or maybe you have even given up on that goal already. I am here to tell you, to stop setting goals, you are just creating reasons and excuses to be first in that line to beat yourself up!
Why in the world, do we set goals that are not aligned with our values, needs or even purpose? You are never going to meet a goal, that is not in alignment with your life purpose. So what does that mean, if your goal is to work out everyday and yet you hate going to the gym. Do you really think you are going to meet your goal? Let me ask you, do you like to dancing, be outside, do you like running, biking, walking, swimming or hiking. Do you want to learn how to line dance, or maybe ballroom dancing or how about jumping on a trampoline, or skating. Are you seeing the bigger picture. Working out 5 times a week doesn’t necessary mean you are forcing yourself to do something you don’t like, that is not in alignment with you. If your New Years resolution is to work out, you need to find a way to make it fun and enjoyable or that resolutions will go by the wayside. You don’t need to start feeling guilty, blaming yourself etc. when really you didn’t understand how to set goals with purpose. Working out 5 times a week is great now find the “How” to give yourself the best chance for success.
Not living your life with purpose everyday is the chief cause of unhappiness, pain and lack. The strain of not being present in your life, just going through the motions, is just too great. Living with purpose is being in the moment, seeing the bigger picture. When you miss out on the present, you miss out on so much. No life, no Soul Joy!
Classic symptoms of living without purpose and presence include:
No Joy. When you disconnect from “now.” it is like hanging up on yourself. You feel lost.
No prosperity. You are in lack because all your investments are tied up in some imagined future.
No rest. You are too busy chasing happiness to be happy.
No being. You are too busy looking for love to be loving.
No peace. You are too anxious “futurizing” and replaying the past to enjoy the present moment.
No intimacy. You are not present long enough for any real intimacy. Your relationships suffer.
No synchronicity. Whenever you are not fully present, there will be no flow, and you will struggle.
No inspiration. How can you be open to something if you are not present to receiving it.
No time. If you don’t have the moment, you don’t have the time-now, or ever.
No healing. If you save up your best for when life gets better, it never will.
Commit to living with purpose everyday, commit to happiness. Whenever you decide to be fully present, you unlock the door to soul joy happiness. Commit to loving your partner even more today, and watch how beautiful he or she becomes. Commit to enjoying your work even more today, and watch how much fun it can be. Commit to being grateful for your life today, and watch how gratitude grows. Living a life with purpose shifts how you commit to yourself.
