A quote of what I read recently by Dr. Wayne Dyer: “There is no way to happiness. Happiness IS the way.”

Dr Dyer was stressing the fact that if we strive for happiness, it will elude us. Yet, if we choose to be happy here and now, we will have it.”

I thought of the amount of time and effort and angst that I went through trying to find my purpose in life some years back. Back then, I held the idea that I have A purpose in this life and unless I find it, I’m not living a fulfilling life.

I have grown to realise that this idea is not an accurate view of what life is about.

The greatest gift that we have as human-beings is that we have free-will. And with free-will, we can choose what we want to do and how we want to react every moment of our lives. We can also choose a purpose that is our bliss. In this sense, we can find a purpose for ourselves NOW instead of THE purpose way out in the future. And that purpose is something that we enjoy doing most parts of our lives right up till the current moment. Such a purpose often involves contributing to the community or simply helping others.

My own learning is this: Go after your bliss (i.e. what you absolutely enjoy doing and find satisfaction from) and your purpose will find you.