Understanding the meaning of your life

Whenever I find myself speaking about value life balance, what I intend to convey to people is the search for the meaning of life. This is not just about work/life balance, as some people seem to interpret. It is about your life as an individual. It is about finding a connection to your Source in everything you do on a daily basis. It is about knowing the ‘why’ of your living. They say “one who has a ‘why’ to live can bear almost any how”. It is about finding a meaning in your illness. It is about finding a purpose for your relationships. It is about finding a meaning in living healthily. It is about finding a purpose for the challenging period that you may be currently going through.  It is about finding a meaning even in your sufferings.

Your life is like a journey. It takes you over to the mountaintop, through the valley, and over the sea. When you are down, your ‘why’ picks you up and you get going again. When you are climbing a mountain and your energy seems to be failing you, your ‘why’ will sustain you to the top. When you are walking through a valley and you begin to lose control, your ‘why’ will let you see a purpose for what you are going through. When you are swimming across a river and you find yourself sinking, your ‘why’ will give you the reason to keep swimming. You experience the meaning of your life moment by moment. This is value life balance. It helps you to understand the reason behind every situation you find yourself in your journey in life.   

Everything you do moment by moment gives you an opportunity to understand the meaning of your life. Your life on earth is like a race. It has a start time and an end time. It started the moment you were born. It will end the moment you die. Your birth was a certainty. You cannot change it. Your death is also a certainty. You cannot avoid it. What is uncertain to you is the meaning of your existence. You have the power to live your life they way you wish. The way you choose to live your life is determined by your understanding of the meaning for your existence.

The search for the meaning of your life starts from knowing that you were born into this mortal world for a purpose, to play a unique role that no one else can play but you. You have between the moment you were born and the moment you will die to play that role. You already know when you were born, but you do not know when you will die. No one in this world can play the unique role that you have come into this world to play. No other person on earth has the specific requirements to accomplish the purpose for which you have been born. You came into this mortal world with everything you need to play the role. You only need to look creatively around you and you will begin to notice how nature has nurtured and prepared you for where you are today. Notice also how nature has worked favourably for you to make everything you need available to you at the right time, in the right place and in the right proportion. When I say everything, I mean everything, including all the resources you need to play that role.        

You can experience the meaning and purpose of your life through your day-to-day actions. You can experience it through your creative work of art and through your personal achievements. You can experience it through the depth of the love, kindness and affection you share with the people around you. You can experience it through your ability to connect and reconnect your thoughts with your Source. You can experience it through the way you interpret the various challenges in your life. You can experience it through the depth of your appreciation of the beauty inherent in all God's creations.

Your purpose in life shows up in various forms or shapes. Are you good at making peace between two or more people? You can experience the meaning of your life when you begin to notice that your presence alone in any gathering generates peace and harmony. You will experience it the moment you begin to notice the number of people and the frequency at which other people invite you to help in dispute resolutions, between two or more people, between communities, and even between nation states. Are you an inherently happy person? You will experience the meaning of your life the moment you begin to notice the happy feelings you bring into any environment you find yourself in whether at your home, in your office or at members’ club. Are you a generous person? You will experience the meaning of your life the moment you begin to notice the feeling of abundance in the lives of the people that share your earnings with you. You will begin to notice also that the more you stretch out your hands to give, the more you see yourself living your life in abundance. You will begin to notice that as you meet the needs of others, your Source keeps supplying your own needs. Are you an entertainer? You will experience the meaning of your life the moment you begin to notice the hearty laughter you keep bringing into the lives of other people around you. Scientists have said that a regular dose of hearty laughter has the capacity to improve blood circulation and potentially reduces the risk of heart attack. What better medicine against dis-eases can you prescribe to people? Are you a mentor, a counsellor, a teacher or a coach? You will experience the meaning of your life the moment you begin to notice how your work has continued to positively change the lives of other people, how you have helped them to find their purpose and meaning in life. Are you a cleaner, a cook, a painter, a plumber, or a decorator?  You will experience the meaning of your life the moment you begin to notice how what you do on a daily basis keep adding value to the quality of life of other people so that they too are able to find their own purpose in life.

Finally, permit me to tell you that your life has a purpose. It has a meaning. It is your responsibility to discover it. It is your duty to know and understand the meaning. You must first actively seek to know your values. Second, you must develop a deeper understanding of your beliefs. Third, you must change your thoughts. Fourth, you must begin to live your life moment by moment. Fifth, you must begin to notice the positive changes in the way other people connected with you are living their lives. I belief this is the way to understanding the meaning and purpose of your life.