Many of you might ask yourselves:

What makes me do the things I do?

Might sound like trying to resolve a puzzle or a riddle, but when you start to think more deeply you might find that as we are all looking for a purpose in life and certain things we do are to fill a void in us.

Now that void within us is not easy to identify and trying many different things to feel fulfilled might cause frustration.

If you ask people what would help them feel fulfilled many might say that money will allow them to feel that, the freedom to do or purchase anything their heart desires.

However I know people and maybe you do also, who seem to have plenty of money and seem to have everything they need or want but still are not happy.

Constantly acquiring new things and still not feeling fulfilled. Or people that seam to have a great job and still complain every chance that they get. Or others that seem to be in a great relationship where their partner does everything with love and still feel that is still not enough and look at someone else. And like these so many more examples of people trying to find that which makes them happy.

Now how can you help yourself find that thing that fills your void?

Well that takes a lot of effort from you and searching within to try to identify what is causing you to behave in a way that nothing seems to be enough. Those emotional voids need to be identified and worked on if you want to get better and be at peace.

The more you use external things to try to resolve an internal issue, only will generate more frustration. Whatever emotional wound that has caused that void needs to be healed internally by you.

“And you are not alone on this journey.“

There are many people that can help such as professional therapists, friends, pastors, priests, people that have a true calling for helping you.

In my case I find that having faith in God helps me find fulfillment and my purpose . The more I learn and practice through faith, the more fulfilled I feel.

Now this works for me and there might be other things that will help you fill that void.

Whatever you choose its a step closer to fulfillment. But you have to search within and take steps to figure out why you are not truly happy with all the material things you have and why you always want more.

• Are you focusing your attention on the good qualities of your partner or only the negative ones and always looking somewhere else?

• Are you building a home or constantly moving because you can’t find what you’re looking for wherever you are?

• Are you always trying to appear that you have everything so everyone can see how happy you are, when you are trying to fill the void from the outside in?

Take time and learn about yourself and what you really need to fill that void. In order to do that you will need to spend time with yourself and think about what would make you happy. Try to get to the root of the issue and not just band aid with things.

Life is too short to try to figure out if material things will fulfill you. Trying to fill that void from the outside is not the right way of feeling fulfilled because the solution is within you, you just need to acknowledge and be willing to work trusting yourself and on finding the answer that it is always within you.

E. Luna