Golden Me

Lately I've been feeling lost in the mix again. A bit directionless. I can't stay in that zone for too long without doing something about it (the reason why this blog got started in the first place). A good place that always gets me started is reading. I came across something interesting in an article by Gabrielle LeBlanc about happiness.
Researchers have found that 'eudaimonic' happiness is more important than hedonic (passive pleasure orientated) happiness. 'Eu' meaning good, 'daimon' meaning spirit/deity, and eudaimonic meaning striving toward excellence based on one's unique talents and potential.
The Greeks believed that at birth each child had bestowed upon them a personal daimon embodying the highest possible expression of his or her nature. One way that they visualised this was as a golden figurine that would see if you chipped away at a person's exterior.
Chipping away at the exterior is the same thing as getting to know your true self. Stripping past the outer nonsense to get to the heart of you. And this type of happiness revolves around having a sense of purpose, having goals and working towards them.
I've definitely had goals these last few months and I've slowly seen them realised. Which means - onto the next. Time to get back to my real passions and dreams. Watch this space...