Find Out What Makes You Truly Happy, It Will Give You A New Lease Of Life

Most of us are so conditioned that we have no idea what we really are like, or whether we are doing the very thing that expresses ourselves best.

Think about it: You went to school, where you were told the essential knowledge that will get you a job and make a useful member of society out of you. Nobody bothered to asked you what would really make you happy. Let's face it, that would be a very dangerous question, because you might come out with some nonsense, like: I just want to speak to my plants all day. Common social norm puts us in fixed categories. If you fit in one of the boxes, great, but if you don't you will be considered as odd eccentric or a dreamer.

Paradoxically in a time where beaurocratic red tape is more prominent than ever, and sameness is becoming the norm we are also seeing a move by the personal development community toward stressing the individuality of human nature.

I want to elaborate on this point. Buddhist teachings talk of the oneness that is the underlying principle of life. Everything you see is basically made from the same essence, energy. The building blocks of the universe are fractals that appear in different permutations. The infinite variety of the universe creates sameness and at the same time each sentient being is an individual. Yes, there are certain laws that govern our existence. Yet, the way in which these laws can be applied are as infinite as the universe.

So, when your life is essentially mapped out by your parents and other authority figures from the day you were born, you are starting out in life with a huge disadvantage and also with a core belief, that is a lie. The lie simply is that there are no hard and fast rules. Categories are an illusion and when you surrender to the belief that you have to fit into a box in order to make money and be a useful member of society you are giving away your power and are destroying your creativity before it can blossom and unfold its many facets.

In the box thinking is one of the most costly mistakes you can make in your life. It will prevent you from finding your true self and it will stop you from finding your true purpose in life. Your purpose in life always starts out with finding out what makes you happy.

When you are happy you are aligned with universal forces, you are one with the universe. There is no friction, just evolution. Evolution is the nature of the cosmos, for nothing ever stands still. Movement is life and stillness is death, always remember this.
So, in order to make your life a true success find out what makes you happy and everything else follows from there.

About the Author

Mercedes Oestermann van Essen is a human development coach, energy therapist and author. She has created the Happy Venn Diagram for environment, body and mind, a unique approach for happiness and success. Get your free report, 5 Little Known Keys To Happiness

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