We all need a sense of purpose and direction for us to fully enjoy our lives and reach a state of feeling fulfilled by what life has to offer. If you just live recklessly and directionlessly, chances are you won't get to appreciate life, making it seem like it is a hard journey, which it isn't. If you struggle to feel the void in your life due to feelings of incompleteness, then chances are that you are missing something. If you want to start feeling more wholesome and content with your life, here are points you have to consider.
Get In Touch Yourself
First things first, for you to get to a point where you can even consider living a fulfilling life, you have to tap into your inner self. Take time to understand who you are, what makes you happy and what makes you sad. Take time to understand the things that you desire for yourself and the goals that you have for yourself. This will give you the direction you need to act on achieving things that will help you realise your best potential and, ultimately, help you connect with yourself. So before you consider looking at everything else, start by introspecting and getting a hold of yourself so that you can have the prospect of living a fulfilling life.
Live In The Present
One mistake that many people make is living in their past or their future and not taking the time to enjoy their now. It's okay to use your past to build your future, and it's important to plan for your future, but that should not take away from yourself the joy of enjoying your present self. Take time to just constantly appreciate the things that you have presently. If its your family, cherish them and spend time with them. If it's your friends, constantly keep in touch and stay supportive of them. Don't get too consumed by things that have already happened and that may not even happen at the expense of losing what you have now. Be mindful of each present moment, and only then can you feel fulfilled or content.
Have A Strong Social Circle
You are not an island and because of this, you cannot thrive all by yourself without having any social life. Create a social circle around you that will stay supportive of you and will keep you motivated and encouraged. This will help you feel held, instead of lonely and it will fill up your heart, making you feel more wholesome. Just being surrounded by loving people around you beats living as a loner and once you establish strong social connections, you will feel more fulfilled. Remember that even when you have everything else, without a social circle, you will feel somewhat empty. So take time to make genuine connections that will last you a lifetime, helping you become a more fulfilled individual.
Be Forgiving
Do you know that forgiving is less about the person who wronged you and more about you? Yes, it is! This is because, when you hold feelings of resentment, betrayal, and hurt toward the people who wronged you, these feelings will weigh you down and leave you anxious and stressed. So not only would you have been hurt but now you have to suffer for the fact that you have been hurt because you decided to hold onto a grudge. Therefore, instead of holding onto feelings of unforgiveness, let go of all the things and people that hurt you so that you can be at peace with yourself and enjoy your life without focusing on the past and without letting it continuously cloud your judgment. Only then will you be able to live a more fulfilling life.
Be A Continuous Learner
Life requires people who continuously develop themselves in the field of knowledge. This is because things are ever-changing and ever-evolving, and if you do not equip yourself with the knowledge to empower yourself during these changes, life can start to feel overwhelming for you. So instead of choosing ignorance, cultivate the passion to continuously learn new skills and information that will help you tackle anything that life brings your way. Being in the loop about things will make you feel accomplished, helping you to feel fulfilled and to live a life that is aligned with that.
Be Grateful
Regardless of how much more you feel like you can accomplish and how much more you feel like you can do in your life, it is important to just pause and take a look at where you are now. You need to exercise gratitude over even the smallest of things because, although they may seem simple, they are not easy to come by. If it's possible, have a gratitude journal in which you can write down all the things that you are grateful for, daily so that you celebrate the milestones you have pushed through. When you are grateful, you will allow feelings of contentment to settle over you, allowing you to feel fulfilled in your life.
Always Be Optimistic
How can your mind ever see the beautiful aspects of life if you overly focus on negative things only? You, therefore, need to become a more positive-minded person if you want to be happier and more fulfilled in your life. Besides, positivity attracts positivity so once you become an optimistic person, chances are that good things will take place in your life, making you an even more fulfilled individual.