Hannah’s Daily Note

I heard on a podcast this week a story of a wealthy man who, in search of happiness, kept accumulating more ‘stuff’. He bought the dream car and, for a few months, was happy. But the happiness wore off. So he bought the dream house…again…the joy was short-lived. He then bought a football club! But once again, the pleasure it brought him faded after a few months.

Then came an invitiation from a friend – to join him on a charity expedition, delivering wheelchairs to Bosnia. As these chairs were gifted to the people in need of them, at long last the man felt a wave of pure bliss – he had finally found purpose.

Sometimes even great success (or at least what we perceive as success) can leave you empty. We can strive for more, more, more – but in the end, only true purpose will bring us real, consistent joy and contentment.

So…today I asked you to ponder – ‘am I living in my true purpose?‘