Tag: joy

Without meaning

Posted on by philipdodson

This is when we give up, this is when despair comes in, this is when any form of suffering is unbearable.When there is no meaning to what we do.

Meaning, like success, is a personal thing, only we can decide what our meaning is and that is all that matters. It is our reason for life and we alone decide it. This is not the business of others to dictate what it will be or is.

A life without meaning is no life, our search, therefore, is not for the meaning of life, it is for our own life’s meaning. That will change and adapt, there is no right or wrong answer, but the struggle that is life is only able to be endured when there is a meaning. A reason for what we do.

Search for meaning and then following that is critical to a fulfilled, happy, successful and soulful existence and will enable us to keep going through any situation.

Be a fanatic

Posted on by philipdodson
Japanese Characters by Philip Dodson (Oil on canvas board)

Life’s routines can overwhelm us and lead us down a path of repetition and a lack of sparkle.

Weeks, months, years even can drift by and often all we have done is the same, work, chores, the same places and the same people.

If, however, we have something that is a passion, a hobby, an interest, then that brings opportunity for new things, new experiences, new people, and it brings sparkle and joy.

In order for that to happen, you need to be a fanatic about something.

It could be art, music, walking, gardening, stamp collecting, bird watching, sailing, or whatever.

But having a mild interest won’t bring the magic, you need to jump in, you need to be fanatical about it to get the best.

Find something that you love and who know’s sometimes these fanatical pastimes become your life’s love and work.

Better than another whirr around the monotonous cog of a life of routine and conformity.