How would you feel if everything you were ever going to be, you are right now? If everything you are going to achieve, you have already achieved? Life would be pretty meaningless, wouldn’t it? There’s nothing more important than finding a purpose that inspires and motivates you and gives your life meaning and direction. There’s nothing more soul destroying than drifting through life with nothing to strive for, no ambitions, no goals. Aimlessness destroys confidence and self-esteem. When you find what you love to do and put your heart and soul into it, everything changes. Life becomes fulfilling and exciting. If your purpose benefits others as well as yourself, everything, yes, everything falls perfectly into place. If your motives are sound, happiness and prosperity simply flow towards you; nothing can stop them. If you’re not aware of having a purpose, it’s not because you don’t have one; everyone has. It’s because you’ve never looked for it. It’s lying dormant somewhere in your consciousness, waiting to be revealed. “We act as though comfort and luxury are the chiefrequirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about. Charles Kingsley” “Cherish the freedom to be yourself. Be guided by your inner voice and do what you believe in. Sing,dance and embrace life to the full. Linda Kelham”
Be A First-Rate You, Not A Second-Rate Someone Else!
George Gershwin, the famous jazz pianist, composer and songwriter, had ambitions as a classical musician, so he approached Maurice Ravel, composer of the famous Bolero, for instruction in orchestral scoring. After several lessons, Ravel was exasperated. His student appeared unable to grasp even the basics.
‘If I were you,’ he advised his student, ‘I would be happier to be a first rate Gershwin than a second rate Ravel’.