...We've all had many experiences of having to rearrange our priorities. Just in the process of growing from a child into an adult, our interests and goals have changed many times. What this secret asks us to do is to put some effort into arranging our priorities consciously - looking to see what they are, putting them in some order of importance, and fixing up any minor priorities that are contradicting or interfering with other, more important priorities.

Taking time to contemplate and arrange your priorities will help you to move forward with a clear vision and intention. You won't have to keep falling into valleys of unhappiness, realizing that you haven't found what you truly want because all of your time and money went toward ambitions that did not fulfill your deepest needs.

Before you get swept away by society's expectations for you, or by your family's and friends' wishes for you, first take some time to really contemplate what in life brings you happiness. Delve into the depths of your spirit, and ask your soul what is your mission in life? Look back on your life, from childhood on. What do you most like to do? What gives you the greatest sense of meaning? What are you here to learn? What are you meant to give? What will bring you in tune with your most wonderful nature? What will give you the kind of steady contentment that will remain with you until - and perhaps even beyond - your last breath in this body?


...more of this chapter is available in the book, "Secrets of Spiritual Happiness," by Sharon Janis.

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