{"id":1080,"date":"2012-09-13T18:22:47","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T22:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.honeyishrunkthegrief.com\/blog\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2012-10-12T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2012-10-12T17:48:17","slug":"meaning-of-life-part2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honeyishrunkthegrief.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/13\/meaning-of-life-part2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meaning Of Life (part2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I believe we are each flawless, perfect miracles. \u00a0It’s probably fair to say that we all need a little dusting off from time to time to fully appreciate the beauty that is us…but underneath any life debris that we each may have collected, I believe is perfection. This is a given to me.<\/p>\n

So the question becomes, where does all the interference come from?
\nIf we’re each perfect, why isn’t there more\u00a0harmony in the world?<\/p>\n

I posted some thoughts the other day about The Meaning of Life…and a new thought just occurred to me. Is there anything in life that has the power to hold us back and keep us from shining, other than ourselves?<\/em><\/p>\n

So maybe The Meaning of Life simply involves becoming masters of our thoughts (specifically, loving thoughts)?<\/p>\n

Seems to me that those who have become proficient at having loving thoughts experience the greatest of this life’s riches: \u00a0peace\/harmony\/balance\/joy\/fulfillment\/love\/flow\/happiness. <\/wbr><\/wbr><\/p>\n

Wow, maybe I just discovered the Meaning of Life?!!<\/p>\n

If I was on the game show Jeopardy right now, and Alex asked me what my big final round response would be to:
\nTHE PURSUIT OF MASTERING ONE’S OWN THOUGHTS…<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would answer “WHAT IS, THE MEANING OF LIFE?<\/strong><\/em>”<\/p>\n

I wonder if I would win?<\/a><\/p>\n

Tough question, but I’m having fun thinking about it.
\nHope you too are having fun and kicking butt in your game of life!<\/p>\n

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(9\/28\/12 update: \u00a0if you’re enjoying this Meaning of Life<\/em> discussion, I invite you to dive deeper into the subject and check out the passionate exchanges I was involved in at the Sunny Day Talks<\/strong> blog site<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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