By Fethullah Gülen — 2019
The real, profound worth of life is revealed when one’s life is dedicated to the well-being of humanity.
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Political activists—even the angry ones, but not the daring ones—are happier than the average person.
As much as we want to dedicate ourselves fully to the causes that we’re passionate about, it’s not always possible.
Our modern society has gone astray during much of the past several centuries. While every person is in pursuit of one thing or another, we are searching for our own soul.
As humans, we all have a set of core values—the virtues and principles that are most important to us. While the first step is to determine what your core values are, it is the act of living in alignment with them that can create freedom and power.
Are you stuck in a rut? Or maybe you just don’t feel motivated by your everyday life? It’s an all too common feeling with a simple explanation; you’re just going through the motions without paying attention to what’s important.
As I sit here writing this, I am still in the middle of a huge shift in my life, a shift that has seen me move from living by other people’s values and expectations to identifying and living by my own.
There are several questions you can ask yourself to help you figure out what values will make you happy.
What’s most important to you? Your core values determine how you answer this question. Our core values highlight what we stand for. Core values guide our behaviors, decisions, and action.
Knowing your personal core values is one way of connecting with your authentic self.
When we think of how our lives are measured, we recall the experiences that felt meaningful to us: a graduation, a birth, a celebration, an achievement. But these experiences alone do not define your core values, says career coach Tara Mohr.