6 Keys to Living a Rich and Deeply Fulfilling Life

Last updated on May 19th, 2023 at 11:36 am

Life is worth living to the fullest. One day, we are born, then in the blink of an eye, we are left to find our footing. Everything becomes intimidating and overwhelming, to say the least. To add to this, the concept of failure is ingrained into our heads from such a young age that as adults, the idea of things not panning out as expected (which is termed failure) leaves us with a sense of dread. We suffer repeatedly in our minds before our worst fears are manifested, even though, sometimes they never happen.

With time, it’s easy to settle. There is a script that already exists and to be on the safe side, to mitigate the risk of failure, we stick to the script. But then, we wake up every day feeling like something is missing. The most flavourful meals can’t solve it, our partner can’t fill up the space, and an increased income does it temporarily but soon we’re back to that same feeling. We end up frustrated and depressed.

If you’ve found yourself feeling like something is amiss, then this may be your wake-up call. No one said it’s going to be easy, the wake-up call symptoms might even be the easiest part, however, these practices can help you on your journey.

Be in touch with your emotions:

A deeply fulfilling life is far from anyone that ignores or suppresses their emotions. Our emotions are not necessarily facts, instead, they are guides. Listen and give room for all types of emotions—the positive and negative, listen to your truest needs. Practice being in touch with your emotions first then you can understand what your body is trying to communicate.

Be fine with taking a different path:

You don’t have to follow the trend. We all crave some form of acceptance and that’s what happens with trends. Everyone hops on it because we’re social beings. But you need to be fine with not following the trend especially if you’re not up for it. Maybe it’s not particularly mature to decide not to follow the trends (as some might say), but it’s not also mature to do as every other person does especially when it’s not what you really want. 

Simplify your life:

One area that gets us stuck is the mismanagement of our desires. Our desires, the genuine ones are for our soul’s expansion, but we have to be watchful of which is our true or acquired desire (not that either is bad). If a desire causes you to lose touch with yourself, then it’s worth reviewing. If a desire causes you anxiety and sleepless nights and heavy feelings, you may want to shift your perspective about said desire, which is why it’s best to simplify your life and your wants. Find joy in the simple. Find joy in less. Don’t be enslaved to your desire for more and more.

Cultivate a relationship with yourself:

It’s actually scary that we can be well into our adulthood, sometimes as parents already and we don’t know anything about ourselves. It’s a life-long journey, admittedly, yet it’s super important. Many of us can be outward facing, concerned about how we’re perceived, and how we show up in our daily lives, but not for once concerned about our relationship with ourselves. What makes you tick? What gives you joy? What way do you want to show up in the world? What are your truth and principle? Visualise a model of an aspect of your life and see if your current reality matches it in any form.

Accept the fact that some might be disappointed in you:

The earlier you accept this fact, the better it is. You are not a cone of ice cream, everyone is not going to be happy with you. I won’t say you should be totally cool and unmoved by this, after all, there are many important people in our lives, and their opinion matters. At the end of the day, you live with your decisions and it’s enough reason to accept that many decisions you take might leave your loved ones not so happy and possibly disappointed (especially temporarily).

Practice acceptance:

Acceptance, detachment from the outcome, surrender, whatever you want to call it. Things don’t always go as planned. And we humans love control, being able to predict a certain outcome. But sometimes, it’s cool to go with the flow. The path of least resistance is where you find deep gratitude and healthy surrender. This does not mean that we should have no aspirations or discard all desires, it just means that after you’ve put in your best, the next best thing is to step back and allow things to resolve themselves.

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