This is a important statement to make. To live profoundly. How can we make that happen for ourselves?
This is a very important topic to touch upon and I’d like to make this post the best one I’ve ever written thus far.
How to live a profound existence?
I think we can look at this subject through psychology and The Maslow Hierarchy of Needs.
So let’s start going from the bottom to the top as if these things are fulfilled, our lives tend to be awesome and miraculous.
So first there’s the physiological needs which are food and water and stuff like that.
Then there’s safety, so a need to have a conflict free space to live in.
Belonging and Love can be related to other people and a sense of oneness with others and stuff like that.
Then there’s esteem which is the need to feel competent, at least for me feeling like a competent person is very important.
Cognitive. Hmm, how could I explain that. The name is great and I think that there’s some sort of cognitive needs going around that we have to fulfill in order to reach the higher states. That might mean to use our intellectual capacities in a wonderful way for example.
Aesthetic. Now it’s getting interesting. How could I describe aesthetic needs? I should read more of Abraham Maslow so I could explain this better.
And finally there’s Self-Actualization and Transcendence which are the needs of the soul or the Higher Self.
Use This Model To Live Free
I believe this model can be used to manifest the life of our dreams. If we simply look at it, we can become more aware of the areas of life that we ought to put our focus into and focus on fulfilling those needs and desires of ours.
For starters, are you meeting your lower needs sufficiently? They rank first in the hierarchy and are the ground of which we operate from, so focus on getting those met.
So if those are met we can move onto the higher needs which are to me the most beautiful aspect of looking at this.
Are You Meeting Your Needs?
Are you meeting your aesthetic needs? What might that mean? How about Self-Actualization? Those are needs that we must meet in order to make ourselves happy and fulfilled.
How about your needs for esteem? What is an area of life where you excel in or have some sort of skillset. You could be able to focus more on that and make a difference in the world through your creations for example and that might be meeting those needs of the esteem.
So what kind of things we can do practically to make this happen?
Practical Approach
So for example if you think you must meet a specific level in the hierarchy, just start by thinking of what might be things that make you fulfilled on that level.
That is the way to live a profound life, is to ultimately reach the highest levels of human development and become your best self.
For example for me writing this project might be an esteem need. So focusing on fulfilling on that promise would make a lot sense.
So that’s the reason to keep writing although I am tired. But I really want to finish this post, so it’s time to keep going.
How To Live Profoundly
And to be fair, that hierarchy of needs is one way to look at it but there might be other clues that we ought to think of when diving deep on this subject of a profound life.
A profound life is a spiritual act. I don’t know what it’s all about for you, and I just think that I might not know where my life will take myself either.
In Wildness is the preservation of the World.
-Henry David Thoreau
So that quote is profound to me and makes the think of the wild forests of Finland. One time I was sitting in the bus and I just thought of this quote when driving past the forests. It really did something to me and I started to realize and get this transcendental feeling.
It’s like I forgot all the negative stories around myself, that I had been telling me and somehow got a new understanding of myself. It gave me a new clarity onto my own nature as something that’s really good and awesome.
The Beauty of Aloneness
I’ve been alone with myself and I think that we all should sometimes spend alone as we can truly develop our relationship with ourselves during that.
Have you ever went to a restaurant alone? It’s actually pretty cool if you do it, or just take a bus trip somewhere new and be completely alone.
Like traveling solo, it can really be beneficial as we have a lot of time to think. For example being alone has given me the time and energy to continue my projects further, such as this site you’re reading right now.
The Poetry of Life
That’s how our lives become mythic and poetic, I think. Through discovering ourselves in this process and really finding out who we are and what we’re like and what is our style.
Having your own style is like a gift you give the world. Self-Realization in this fashion is the ultimate gift you can give the world.
It’s hard to communicate sometimes these things that I am trying to say so I am getting a new understanding on how language shapes our lives in this way.
This project can be thought of as a poetry project. I really am inspired to write more here so stay tuned.
Incredible Ecstasies Await
There are countless ecstasies to experience during this lifetime and all others.
Savoring the moment can be a great tool to add to your belt to help you manifest the best life possible.
Cheap Travel
Cheap travel could include going to another city by taking the bus and maybe staying inside your country. You can do it in a group or by yourself but my choice is often to do it by myself and maybe write about it later..
Treat Your Life Like You Would A Music Festival Or A Party
This is one truth I’ve seen in my life is that if we truly treat our lives like it’s one big party, then we are always having a good time.
Because if you’re in a music festival or a party, right? That’s a great time you’re having when there.
So why not bring that energy to your daily life and make your life a celebration?