Chapter 12

Living a meaningful life

Where am I going?

When our busy lives throw up so many challenges and problems to solve, we can be thrown off course and lose sight of where we are heading. We can be pulled in to the rat race easily without ever realising how we even got there. When we are on autopilot mode, it can be helpful to put on the brakes now and again and check we are on the right path. So far throughout the book we have explored ways to practise putting on the brakes, through noticing our experiences as they are. In this chapter, we want to turn your attention to reconnecting with your preferred direction in life, the one that is truly where you want to head. This chosen direction is based on what you care about, what is important ...

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