Hunger for meaning

THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Thursday, February 28, 2008

Hunger for meaning
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Are you so busy chasing pleasure that you leave no room for
joy in your life? Are you so obsessed with proving how happy
you are that you make yourself miserable?

Step back for a moment and remember who you are. Even if you
reach them, the generic goals and aspirations you borrow
from others will not bring you even a moment of real
fulfillment.

Life does not gain meaning through the things you see
advertised on television. If all you want is what the world
tells you to want, you'll find yourself in a perpetual state
of lack, limitation and frustration.

Within you is a hunger for meaning. Within you is a burning
desire to make a difference and to express a purpose that is
special to you alone.

No one can give that purpose to you, for it is something you
already have. Let go of the need to nourish your shallow
ego, and you'll begin to connect with the real, meaningful
purpose that is woven through your whole life.

Free yourself from the off-the-shelf definition of success
that is nothing more than an empty fantasy. Instead, find
real success and joy by giving life to the purpose that has
always been within you.

Ralph Marston