A joyful approach to life means knowing who you are and what you are trying to do. It relies on understanding your purpose… on having come to understand your life mission.
Guided by your purpose, the joyful approach means to check everything you do against what you ought to be doing… not ought to in light of other people's expectations, but in view of your own purpose. Coming to have that purpose is not simple, and will be addressed later.
When, at the end of each day, you check all you did against that purpose, you can be content if you can say you let your purpose guide you.
Was everything you did intended to advance your mission? If so, you can rest peacefully being content that you lived according to your calling.
But, intentions are not enough. What about outcomes? Did anything actually work out as designed?
Where you can say yes… Well, there's a nice, little happy spot! Yeah, I said happy.
Where the outcomes came up wanting… You can still be content and at peace that you followed your purpose. But… You can think about what you did and try to find changes that will make the outcomes better. And "better" means more aligned with whatever your purpose is.
But remember, the point is being content in the approach; not trying to find happiness in the outcomes.
Peace and contentment come when your reflections on what you did confirm that you lived according to your purpose.
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