Finding Self Fulfillment

Fulfillment: meaning accomplishment, achievement,The positive feelings of fulfillment will begin right
realization, or completion. The word implies anwhere you are. You do not have to change jobs,
ending of sorts, and therefore the implication thatchange mates, change your geographic
one "finds fulfillment" is inaccurate at best.demographics to find fulfillment, but instead evolve
Fulfillment comes from a sense of "being," notyour mental attitude from "I want to know my
from an ending. There are 3 important elementslife purpose," to "I fearlessly want to know my
(that can be taken in steps) to live a life oflife purpose," to "I am courageously pursuing my
fulfillment:life purpose." Then, proceed to a willingness to be
1) Want Fearlesslyfulfilled.
2) Act CourageouslyThis means, being fulfilled exactly where you are,
3) Be willingbeginning now. Willingness will transform your
Desiring to know your life purpose is important;current situation, but you have to be willing - to
it's a good first step or awareness to think, "Ibe willing.
want to know why I was born." However, desireSix months before he was assassinated, Martin
alone isn't enough. Desire, tends to come from anLuther King Jr. spoke to a group of students at
awareness of the opposing experiences in our life.Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on
Therefore, desire is focused on the negative, notOctober 26, 1967. The following excerpt speaks
on the positive.clearly the message I'd like you to hear.
For example, when a person moves to a foreign"And when you discover what you will be in your
country, the desire for learning the language,life, set out to do it as if God Almighty called you
comes from the awareness that, "I don't want toat this particular moment in history to do it. Don't
be misunderstood or frustrated."just set out to do a good job. Set out to do such
The desire does NOT arrive from a "love" of thea good job that the living, the dead or the unborn
language alone. Instead the desire originates fromcouldn't do it any better.
a realization of what we don't want:If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep
communication frustration.streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep
Therefore, when most of us say, "I want to livestreets like Beethoven composed music, sweep
my life purpose," we are generally more focusedstreets like Leontyne Price sings before the
on the feelings and thoughts such as, "This job isMetropolitan Opera. Sweep streets like
a dead end; I feel like I'm floundering; I don't knowShakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so
what I want to do; I feel dispassionate, lethargic,well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will
undirected, disorganized, unfulfilled etc."have to pause and say: Here lived a great street
As long as we are more focused on what wesweeper who swept his job well. If you can't be a
don't want, instead of what we do want,pine at the top of the hill, be a shrub in the valley.
fulfillment will always be one step ahead of us.Be the best little shrub on the side of the hill."
Once we recognize that we're in a place of desire,When I propose to some clients that they choose
it's essential to take the next step and WANTto be fulfilled right where they are, I've noticed
that desire fearlessly.that it brings up the feeling of fear. They are
By wanting something fearlessly, we begin movingafraid that feeling fulfilled right now, will keep their
the desire into the positive realm where we will"perceived negative" experience with them. They
be more receptive to guidance.falsely believe that "disliking" the situation protects
Divine guidance will come forth, and we will bethem from complacency. It does not. Disliking a
inspired to take the right actions to fulfill oursituation actually holds that situation in your
desire, but we must be in the "positive vibrational"experience.
quadrant in order to receive it.Being fulfilled now, will attract fulfillment in the way
Courage, according to Dr. David Hawkins' work inof your life's work, your life's path, and the
Power Vs. Force, is the first positive emotion, andreason you were born. What you are learning
begins at a calibration of 200 (which is in thenow - is already part of your life's path. Be
positive vibrational quadrant.)grateful for it, and more things will be added to
Therefore, the first action step will always be toyour life to be grateful for. So Want Fearlessly,
take action courageously. By just saying theAct Courageously, and Be Willing. This will put you
words, "I am courageous! I am bold!" you arein the right place mentally, to be inspired spiritually,
beginning to vibrate with the positive energy thatto act physically.
attracts positive experiences.