“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well… To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson. The 19th century Transcendental philosopher. In my spiritual family tree, Emerson occupies the great great-grandfather slot (right there above Dyer and Maslow). I truly love the man. You can feel his energy emanating from his powerful essays.
If you’re like me, his eloquence, eminent quotability and passion for each of us to experience the transcendent joy that results from connecting to our Highest Self will often leave you in awe.