Insight

The more we are required to serve others and do it out of necessity or a sense of duty, the more our character realizes how enjoyable serving really is.

Find a quiet spot to sit with pen and paper to record your answers. By they time you finish, you will have discovered your purpose or have renewed vision for carrying it out.

If we truly are born with no particular destiny, then it would be impossible to discover a purpose. Outside of politicians, name something that exists without a defined purpose.

I have always enjoyed being around people, which makes me an extrovert. But, doing so often pushes my limits to the point I want to be alone.

People who practiced gratitude regularly reported feeling more joy and pleasure, experiencing more optimism and being happier.

Annie Bush, a certified brain health coach and the founder of Your Total Body, said that fatigue and brain fog are both symptoms of a more sinister problem — a decline in cognitive ability.

“Individuals who watched just three minutes of negative news in the morning had a whopping 27% greater likelihood of reporting their day as unhappy six to eight hours later compared to the positive condition,” the journal reported.

Laura noted that some people are paralyzed with doubt because they wonder if what interests them is important enough; and whether what they love to do is filled with enough purpose.

Melissa Bloom, founder of Aligned Life, reported that 70% to 80% of our thoughts are negative. That’s one out of every four.

“Living in a time when people are rushing at warp speed, led by their emotions with very little thought toward long-term consequences, learning how to live in the neutral now seems a skill we should all be taught early in life,” MJ wrote.