How to Find Meaning and Happiness in Your Life
Your true self is ageless. It is the person you’ve always been on the inside, which doesn’t feel old even as time goes on.
I started this blog to share outfit ideas and style tips, and to let you know that age doesn’t matter. As you wear your favorite styles, I urge you to feel free to show your true self. When you do, you will express your most vibrant and joyful personality. That is the path to your most beautiful self.
I also believe that love makes you beautiful, both inside and out. In her article “The Happiness Track: The Simple Guide to Being Wonderful,” author Emma Seppala says:
“…isn’t it the wonderful people, the generous, kind, and compassionate ones, who actually do the heavy lifting? Isn’t it they who carry us through life? They are there when we have fallen, they love us when we don’t love ourselves, they care when no one else does, they show a depth of empathy that inspires us to be better people, they laugh from a place of wisdom and peace, they share with us a kindness we don’t find elsewhere. It’s the wonderful people who are the most successful and impactful influences on all our lives, and we are blessed to encounter them.”
Relate that to the question of reinventing yourself. As you enter the next stage of your life, you may wonder what to do that will be meaningful. Or if you simply want to follow your bliss, you may wonder what that is; what will make you happy?
As your true self comes from your spirit within, following your heart will bring you happiness. I’ve written before about happiness. You can read more about this subject in “How to Be Happy Every Day.”
I always had to have a goal. Seppala says that most people feel “I am what I do.” But in the end, she concludes:
“So, what does the research show us? It shows us that we will gain only momentary bursts of joy from all the pleasures we are seeking in life, from sex to money. The long-lasting fulfillment we seek comes from living a life of purpose, of meaning, of compassion, and of altruism. It comes from being there for others, helping where we can, loving one another despite our differences, and making others smile. Forget the stories you have heard, forget the cultural lenses you have been subjected to: You already know what leads to true happiness. You already know what you will know on your deathbed: that a life well lived is a life in which you have shared an abundance of love. That the only aspiration to have is to be a wonderful person for someone else.”
So ultimately, what makes your life worth living in the most beautiful way possible is Love and a Smile!
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Angie, these are such lovely words. Thank you for the reminder of what is truly important in life!
Thank you for your lovely comment, Sister! 😉