Life happens every day. Those of us aware of life’s true essence try to enjoy and live it with purpose and in joy. Those who are not aware of life’s true essence one day wake up and wonder when life passed them by.

Being aware of “Life” does not mean you will not go through the roller coaster ride everyone is destined to. Every single one of us has a prepaid ticket to ride “Life” —we have no choice but to— very much like birth and death! Your experience on “Life roller coaster” will depend on your attitude.

Your attitude pre-sets your expectations. Your expectations produce the outcome. Are you expecting to live life with passion and purpose? Or are you expecting life to simply—be? Your answer to these questions will depend on your level of awareness of what life is all about.

To be aware means to understand the fundamentals. It is true, none of us were given a manual or even a lecture about what to expect from Life. No one showed us, when growing up, what our purpose in life is or even how to begin to plan life’s purpose. Because of this, a lot of us are just sailing the ship without a compass.

Awareness therefore, comes from you asking a few fundamental and profound questions. You must know who you are (or rather what are you?) and why are you here? If you have seriously considered these questions and answered them to the best of your ability, then you should ask yourself “what is that you want from life”? And the answer to that question will allow you to map (here we are again—goal setting!) all that which you, have and want.

The compass will manifest itself through feelings, thoughts and outcome from striving to achieve your mapped (goals) desires.

Remember what Napoleon said – goals are but only dreams and desires with a deadline. And you want to and must set deadlines. Giving yourself forever to achieve well being is unacceptable. It lacks vision and motivation. So schedules, targets and deadlines are imperative in every aspect of our lives!

Did you see how we keep going around in a circle? Everything we do, say or see started with a thought (awareness!) and every thought needs a map (goals) to manifest into reality. Our reality is very much dependant on our attitude (self concept) from which develops our self esteem and self respect!

Don’t you just love how so complex we human beings are not—once we have the formula to successful existence? I am frankly feeling goose pumps at realizing how simple everything really is and how long it has taken me to realize this!

Simply—mind blowing!