{"id":6686,"date":"2024-03-02T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T16:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-do-we-know-when-to-stop-striving-for-more\/"},"modified":"2024-03-02T12:47:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T16:47:00","slug":"how-do-we-know-when-to-stop-striving-for-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-do-we-know-when-to-stop-striving-for-more\/","title":{"rendered":"How do we know when to stop striving for more?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>When your mind and heart are truly open abundance will flow to you effortlessly and easily.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I\u2019m doing what I love to do for a living is that an indication that I\u2019m living my highest purpose or should I be constantly reaching for more of myself?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And If I\u2019m constantly striving for more from the universe, how do I strike that balance between that striving and just being satisfied with who and where I am?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Response:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are doing what you love, that is your highest purpose.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The joy and satisfaction you find in your work will naturally keep you growing and learning because that brings even greater fulfillment and satisfaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living your purpose is not a question of striving or sitting back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The alert attention of awareness that comes with doing what you love keeps your mind and heart awake and interested in new possibilities all the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In that sense, striving isn\u2019t hard work or ego-driven, it is the joy of exploration and curiosity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And for those on the path of awakening, there is no \u201csitting back and being satisfied with where I am.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That state of fulfillment and joy is not static, it is dynamically engaged in transforming the world through love, gratitude, compassion, selfless service, teaching, and creative problem-solving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Love,<\/p>\n<p>Deepak<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '816809932069504');fbq('track', 'PageView');<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When your mind and heart are truly open abundance will flow to you effortlessly and easily. 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