Finding Purpose: How Meaningful Activities Elevate Mental Health

February 17, 2025February 17, 2025Leave a comment

In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s easy to overlook the importance of finding purpose. Yet, a sense of purpose is one of the most powerful drivers of emotional well-being. Engaging in meaningful activities enriches our lives, giving us direction and fulfillment. Whether pursuing passions, setting goals, volunteering, building relationships, or indulging in hobbies, these activities can profoundly elevate our mental health. This article explores various strategies to help you find and embrace purpose, thus enhancing your overall well-being.

Identifying Your Passions

The journey to finding purpose begins with identifying what truly excites and motivates you. Passions are the activities or causes that make you feel alive. They are unique to everyone, shaped by personal experiences and interests. Take time for self-reflection; ask yourself what activities make you forget the world around you and lose track of time. Experiment with different activities to discover new passions. Journaling, mindfulness practices, and conversations with friends and mentors can offer valuable insights into what you genuinely care about. Once you identify your passions, you can incorporate them into your daily life, giving you a sense of purpose and direction.

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Self-care and compassion over Christmas

December 25, 2018December 26, 2018Leave a comment

We send and give Christmas cards to people that we know, care about and love.

On this day, I encourage you to address one to yourself, too. What would your wishes be? Good health, love, success, prosperity? Pick a card or make it yourself, grab a pen and express your dearest wishes to you from you! Continue reading →

Love without Attachment, Live without Fear

November 28, 2016November 28, 20161 Comment

A woman says to her husband, a rabbi, “While you were away, a friend of ours visited us and left two jewels of incalculable value here for me to look after. They’re really lovely jewels! I’ve never seen anything so beautiful before. He has since come to claim them back, and I don’t want to return them. I’ve grown too fond of them. What should I do?”

The rabbi responds firmly, “No one can lose something he or she has not possessed. Keeping those jewels would be tantamount to stealing them. We will give them back…”

She replies, “In fact, they already have been. The two precious jewels were our sons. God entrusted them to our care, and while you were away, he came to fetch them back. They have gone.”

“The Two Jewels”, Like the Flowing River, Paulo Coelho

Attachment to Things

When we talk about attachment, we often discuss it in the context of material possessions. We all know money can’t buy happiness, and we’re aware that there will never come a day when an external object such as a big house or expensive car will make us feel complete, so attaching ourselves and our happiness to these things or wanting them is useless, even dangerous. You can’t buy happiness, right? Continue reading →

Gratitude and the Holiday Season

November 25, 2015June 9, 201619 Comments

It’s that time of year again. The time that some of us look forward to and really enjoy, but others of us dread and just can’t wait for it to be all over! In an ideal world, the holiday season is the perfect time to start a habit of practicing daily gratitude. After all, Thanksgiving is all about expressing how grateful we are for the blessings we have received in our lives. And yet, many people lose site of this and make the Thanksgiving holiday, and in fact, the entire holiday season, about other things entirely. They instead choose to focus on: Continue reading →