Finding Self Fulfillment

Fulfillment: meaning accomplishment, achievement,experiences.
realization, or completion. The word implies an endingThe positive feelings of fulfillment will begin right where
of sorts, and therefore the implication that one "findsyou are. You do not have to change jobs, change
fulfillment" is inaccurate at best.mates, change your geographic demographics to find
Fulfillment comes from a sense of "being," not from anfulfillment, but instead evolve your mental attitude from
ending. There are 3 important elements (that can be"I want to know my life purpose," to "I fearlessly want
taken in steps) to live a life of fulfillment:to know my life purpose," to "I am courageously
1) Want Fearlesslypursuing my life purpose." Then, proceed to a
2) Act Courageouslywillingness to be fulfilled.
3) Be willingThis means, being fulfilled exactly where you are,
Desiring to know your life purpose is important; it's abeginning now. Willingness will transform your current
good first step or awareness to think, "I want to knowsituation, but you have to be willing - to be willing.
why I was born." However, desire alone isn't enough.Six months before he was assassinated, Martin Luther
Desire, tends to come from an awareness of theKing Jr. spoke to a group of students at Barratt Junior
opposing experiences in our life. Therefore, desire isHigh School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967. The
focused on the negative, not on the positive.following excerpt speaks clearly the message I'd like
For example, when a person moves to a foreignyou to hear.
country, the desire for learning the language, comes"And when you discover what you will be in your life,
from the awareness that, "I don't want to beset out to do it as if God Almighty called you at this
misunderstood or frustrated."particular moment in history to do it. Don't just set out
The desire does NOT arrive from a "love" of theto do a good job. Set out to do such a good job that
language alone. Instead the desire originates from athe living, the dead or the unborn couldn't do it any
realization of what we don't want: communicationbetter.
frustration.If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep
Therefore, when most of us say, "I want to live my lifestreets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep
purpose," we are generally more focused on thestreets like Beethoven composed music, sweep
feelings and thoughts such as, "This job is a dead end; Istreets like Leontyne Price sings before the
feel like I'm floundering; I don't know what I want to do; IMetropolitan Opera. Sweep streets like Shakespeare
feel dispassionate, lethargic, undirected, disorganized,wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts
unfulfilled etc."of heaven and earth will have to pause and say: Here
As long as we are more focused on what we don'tlived a great street sweeper who swept his job well. If
want, instead of what we do want, fulfillment willyou can't be a pine at the top of the hill, be a shrub in
always be one step ahead of us. Once we recognizethe valley. Be the best little shrub on the side of the hill."
that we're in a place of desire, it's essential to take theWhen I propose to some clients that they choose to
next step and WANT that desire fearlessly.be fulfilled right where they are, I've noticed that it
By wanting something fearlessly, we begin moving thebrings up the feeling of fear. They are afraid that
desire into the positive realm where we will be morefeeling fulfilled right now, will keep their "perceived
receptive to guidance.negative" experience with them. They falsely believe
Divine guidance will come forth, and we will be inspiredthat "disliking" the situation protects them from
to take the right actions to fulfill our desire, but wecomplacency. It does not. Disliking a situation actually
must be in the "positive vibrational" quadrant in order toholds that situation in your experience.
receive it.Being fulfilled now, will attract fulfillment in the way of
Courage, according to Dr. David Hawkins' work inyour life's work, your life's path, and the reason you
Power Vs. Force, is the first positive emotion, andwere born. What you are learning now - is already
begins at a calibration of 200 (which is in the positivepart of your life's path. Be grateful for it, and more
vibrational quadrant.)things will be added to your life to be grateful for. So
Therefore, the first action step will always be to takeWant Fearlessly, Act Courageously, and Be Willing.
action courageously. By just saying the words, "I amThis will put you in the right place mentally, to be
courageous! I am bold!" you are beginning to vibrateinspired spiritually, to act physically.
with the positive energy that attracts positive