Do What You Love

Find out what you love to do and do it. That's a big part of being happy. What is it that excites you? When do you feel most alive? What activity makes you lose track of time? When do you feel like you are in a state of flow? If you can find the answer to these questions your life will become much more exciting and fulfilling.

Often the answer to these questions has to do with what you're good at. What are your gifts? Where do your talents lie? These are not questions that you should struggle with. There's no wracking your brain to figure things out. The answers will come to you if you let them. Try sitting quietly by yourself and simply ask yourself any of these questions. Then wait. The answers may not reveal themselves on the first asking. Be patient. Just keep asking the questions of yourself and soon enough ideas will appear.

Your job is to not only wait for the answers. That's part of it. The real fun starts when you begin to take action on the inspirations that make themselves known to you. Happiness comes from engaging in activities that bring you joy, not just thinking about them. You may need to step out of your comfort zone a bit. You may need to take the risk of flubbing up a few times.

Relax with the whole process. Remember that what makes you feel most alive today may evolve into something very different over time. Who knows where it will lead . The important thing is that you start. The journey will take care of itself. There will be turns along the way and it's OK to make a wrong turn once in a while. As James Taylor sings, "It's enough to be on your way."