by sylvia guinan salis

Created on: June 07, 2008   Last Updated: June 11, 2008

How to evaluate your life and move forward in a positive direction

Does your life feel like a confusing treadmill of stress and reaction? If you are constantly on the run to fulfill the expectations of others, to achieve financial success, or even to go through the motions of a humdrum day, it is time to take a step back and look at the bigger picture.

Know thyself

In order to evaluate your life it is necessary to take a good look at yourself. Soul searching seems to be the reserve of mystics, poets and religious monks. However, listening to your inner voice of wisdom is actually the most practical thing you can do. Once you fully accept yourself, you are ready to embrace the world.

The five crucial factors

There are five main areas in which most people aspire to achieve fulfillment in their lives. Each one has the same yardstick attached. Success or failure, as judged by the world at large. These aspects are to do with money, love life, health, spirituality, and intellectual prowess. Fulfillment lies in synchronizing these areas of our lives.

Failure is an invitation

The best of us are tossed about by the fickle judgements of an unforgiving world. Perfectionism has become a double- edged sword, where we constantly fail to measure up. We, of course, are our own worst critics. Empowerment lies in forming a new understanding of the concept of failure. Failure is a teacher and an invitation to create. Those of us who cringe from failure have ceased to learn. Break free from the prison of pessimism and ask yourself "what can I learn from this?"

Shine your love light

Are you defined by your lover, by the fact that you have a lover, or by being loverless and lonely? Each one of these scenarios reflect a serious inner conflict, as allowing someone else to dictate your value or lack thereof, is disempowering. Love yourself, and your inner light will shine through. You will attract those who will honor and respect your enlightened spirit. It is easy to love yourself if you realize that this is your birthright and anything less is the tragic consequence of negative conditioning.

Financial success

Most people have a negative relationship with money. If we don't have enough, we focus on lack and desperation, which in turn, sows the seeds of pessimism and ultimate failure. This can happen if we experienced financial want in childhood, were surrounded by negative penny pinching notions or were constantly criticised. Dispelling these fears is easy if you realize that the fear itself

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