"When you are inspired by some great purpose, some
extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds: Your mind
transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you
find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces,
faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater
person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be." -- Patanjali, author of the Yoga Sutras
Reflections from an ever learning sojourner...
Always having an inspiring and
stimulating purpose in life draws us upward and onward and makes all the
difference in how we view and embrace today. As we pursue a greater
purpose in the daily and in the
long-term, not only do we grow and discover more of ourselves, we also
discover more about the world and people around us. The pursuit of
something greater than “me” which pushes and challenges in multiple ways draws
us out of our comfortably mundane and self-centered “me” mindset and into an awe-inspiring
perspective.
Human beings were not meant to be
stagnant and unchallenged. Stagnation breeds sorrow, discontent, and
bitterness. In order to be
healthy, thriving people we must create, pursue, and achieve while standing
firm on the foundations of love and goodness.
Why is it that so often when a
dearly loved one dies we look for ways in which to honor their memory and
fulfill something in our life that they stood for or that we think they would
be proud of?
I believe it is because at a moment of most intense grief not only are we jolted awake to the fact that life
is a gift and can end unexpectedly, we also look for important reasons to go on
with our lives in spite of that person’s absence. We desperately long to continue to bring
value to the life they lived and the one we still get to have.
We all need something productive
and stimulating to do! We all crave something in which throw ourselves
into in order to help us not only make it through the ups and downs of life but also in order to have personal, tangible proof that our presence on this
earth matters greatly. Without purpose,
we wilt and wither and lose sight of the truth that life is a beautiful and
amazing gift to be enjoyed and embraced wholeheartedly.
Life is lived right now, not in what
was and not in what may be in the future.
Life is lived with this breath, in
this very moment.
Life is lived abundantly as we hold
hands with passion and purpose.
The opportunities of today and
tomorrow are endless and waiting for our pursuit and discovery.
Upward and onward!
© MaryAnn Broussard