What's a fulfilled life?

On May 12th I googled the meaning of "fulfilled life." Google said that it is a deep sense of purpose, meaning & satisfaction achieved through aligning one's actions with their values & goals, and contributing to something larger than oneself. It's about experiencing joy, fulfillment & a feeling of being perfectly alive.

I wrote it down because I needed to keep going back to it. 

"Maybe this is possible," I told myself a million times, since I actually typed “fulfilled life” throughout the years, in that little box.

I had lost all feelings of joy, goals, satisfaction and feeling alive. But even before I went into a hole, I never felt this was possible- that feeling was always there; I was reaching for something, but I didn't truly believe I would ever have that, a fulfilled life. 

And it got reinforced throughout life. A part of me felt I didn't deserve it, and that it was not possible.

I believe this is possible now. It is significant because it took me forty-four years to wholly believe it. 

It is even more meaningful because not long ago I was still googling its meaning because I was still feeling lost and still struggling.

The hard work is paying off.

Here,

Paty ♥

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