Aspirations define our hopes and dreams. They are part of my life goals as seen from 30,000 feet. Aspirations provide the motivation to live a meaningful life. Like love itself, aspirations lead to living with a sense of purpose and direction. Aspirations are usually focused on the future. Unlike goals, aspirations tend to be part of the subtle energies that pull us forward.
The two types of aspirations are intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic aspirations help fulfill psychological needs. They can provide a deep satisfaction with an experience separate from any consequence. Extrinsic aspirations can partner with external goals, such as wining an event. Some desire wealth, or, in today’s world, seek followers and likes (tee hee). There can be a common theme that connects the intrinsic to the extrinsic. One example would be a goal around money or finances.
Focus on the extrinsic aspirations connected to money is common but can lead to unwanted outcomes. Self-worth issues based on financial status can bring depression and anxiety. Intrinsic aspirations are generally more meaningful, such as forming healthy relationships.
I desire healthy relationships and a meaningful life. Aspirations of good health and the desire for personal growth can lead to better physical and mental well-being. I also want the self-awareness to know when my actions tip the scale to oppose my well-being. Speaking of self-awareness, let’s listen together for a whisper on the subject:
Taking inventory of your aspirations brings better core alignment, clarity, and understanding. Knowing what is beneath your vision of the future is an important aspect of self-awareness. Sometimes a person keeps working toward a goal long after the original energy has faded. Renewing the understanding of motivation is essential to making any course correction. Putting things into proper perspective is one way to keep you on the illuminated path.
Intrinsic aspirations around family, relations, and developing a skill can lead to fulfillment. One might not become a world-renowned artist, but developing a talent or skill carries great personal reward. Do not build the story of your future with unrealistic expectations. Let life unfold with meaningful relationships and activities.
It takes time to master any art form, including the art of self-expression. Your most creative self emerges when your needs are met. Any deficiency in basic needs represents an energy leak in the systems that hold aspirations. Organizing and managing needs are part of essential balanced living. Personal transformation and creative expression are realized when living free of energetic deficiencies.
The opportunity for connection is dependent on the environment you create. Move beyond those whose lives are an expression of self-interest. Everyone has an unloving side fueled by their ego personality. If that is the side expressed most often, your spiritual growth can be inhibited. The need for healthy boundaries lessens when your most common expression comes from your loving side. A life of meaning and purpose manifests through selfless service and acceptance.
Bring joy, ease suffering and create beauty, then dance like you mean it!
Blessings, Russell
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
Viktor E. Frankl
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