The Meaning of Life with Dr. Bob

Finding the meaning of life by being happy is the raison d’etre of this blog. Once you have accepted that the meaning of life is “to be happy,” as Aristotle claimed it, then the next task is to find the route to that state. As with any pathway to a destination, it all depends upon your starting location.

Each person starts from a different place. I start from the disadvantage point of having been raising with a negative feeling about myself. Someone else may have been raised with one or two abusive parents. A third person might have a very good home life. Another may have lost a parent in childhood which left an indelible mark upon their spirit. On and on.

These experiences causes each of us to look at our world a little or a lot differently. When we put our finger on the map, each will say about a different reference point, “I am here.” So, the journey will look dissimilar to each person undertaking it.

But here is one way to begin. You will find you way. Be determined within yourself that you will be happy. Just like with any journey, you have to decide that you are going. You can’t put this decision off. Tomorrow is not time enough to begin. You are leaving on the journey NOW.

Then you must take the first step. “A journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step.” Not only must you decide, you must step out. Again, putting this off until tomorrow will not do. Tomorrow is only a forethought. Today you commence or you are already behind.

The first step is what? Mark out some time, say 10 minutes to begin with. Get your body into a comfortable position. Close your eyes. Let your mind wander as it will for about the first 5 minutes. (Your mind will wander anyway, so don’t fight it.) Then concentrate on one object you produce in your mind. It can be a red rose or a big toe. The object itself is not important. The concentration is the thing. Focus on your object. Your mind will wander. Gently bring it back to the object; be careful not to scold or blame your mind for wandering. Do this for about the second 5 minutes.

That’s not much, you say. Perhaps, perhaps not. But you have taken that first step of finding your way to this moment. When you have fully discovered one moment, you have accomplish a great distance toward happiness. Of course, this is not the last step you will take on your journey to happiness. But is a very significant beginning in finding the meaning of life.

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