There is an inner longing that all of you feel – to get more out of each minute of life, to give more back, to gain a deeper understanding of whatever matters most.

How many of you experience love, freedom, faith, or devotion as deeply as you really want to?

And how many of you cannot seem to feel these things at all and are left with guilt and blame instead?

This course is all about feeling a passion for life.

A deep, inner contentment and the experience of life that motivates you to pay attention, to extend a helping hand.

To care deeply for the well being of yourself and your family and to make some positive difference in the lives of other people.

In order to give more meaning to your life, you need to listen to yourself.

To understand what your inner voice is telling you.

Time and time again, this course asks you to recognise what is important to you.

Repeat it this week. Know your priorities by knowing your inner self.

It’s time to whip out the diary again. Time to find a quiet place and introspect.

Take five minutes to sit in a relaxed position and enter your observations in the diary under the heading “How I want to be remembered at the end of my life"

Does this sound morbid to you? But will it take a heart attack to make you discover what really matters most to you in life?

Take action now. Focus more attention on your higher self, to uncover your heartfelt values, to find new ways of putting more meaning to your life.

Start answering your question now. Vividly imagine what others would say about you. Be honest.

Now envisage what you would want or wish them to say about you.

Then ask yourself whether you are devoting some attention every single day to living that kind of life?

If not, re-examine your priorities, dust off your hidden dreams and make specific, modest changes that will draw your life in the direction of your values and purposes in life.

The point to remember is that the things you do today will lay the foundation of things to come tomorrow. If you strongly feel that your life needs to take on a different hue, make different choices. Set your path. Don’t regret when it’s too late.

So, what is your diary telling you?

• Spend more time with your children or grandchildren.
• Slow down your daily pace
• Walk in the woods and watch the sunrise.
• Care for the environment.
• Be a more compassionate and loving person.

Are you listening? Is the message loud and clear?

Get your act together and face the future with confidence.