13th Weekly Thought:

Meaning and Recognition

We are meaningful !!!         

We are all born with a unique combination of gifts and talents. As we live our lives - however good or bad it may have been so far - we have learned many things! Without exception!!!

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But most of us strive for meaning and recognition. Why?

 We are all born - as with the other three goals - with this seed that is within us and growing through our very normal lives.

The fact that we do not feel our meaning can be due to several causes; but these are within us and not the world!!!

Our first and most frequent mistake is that we compare ourselves with others ... then feel inferior and strive for "higher".

Many people - even world-famous ones - have despaired and failed because of this.

Another common mistake is that we envy people who are oh so famous, well-known and influential. Then we also want to be like them and "imitate them". The result is that we may actually achieve this goal and then feel empty, burnt out, used and unloved deep inside! Because then we are not really us, but merely actors, and the fame or success is not ours, but only relates to the role we have played.

Our path to our significance is then quite different; first of all, we acknowledge ourselves, our talents, skills, knowledge and experience, as well as our needs, desires, visions, and so on. We develop these and use them for the sake of others.

How to do this successfully is described in our 7 steps.

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