CAUSES

Causes can change the world. Causes are good, right? Well, that depends -- on why you take them up.

If you're not sure, here are some litmus questions that may help you to determine whether aligning with a Cause you're considering will be healthy or detrimental to your growth ----

• What do you feel guilty about that makes this cause seem so attractive? What are you making up for?
• What in your life feels uncomfortable that you might be trying to move away from?
• What in your life is unsatisfying? What is the gap you may be trying to fill?
• In what areas of your life are you missing focus? How will this Cause give you what you're looking for? Is there some way you can first find the focus you're looking for, before you start on this Cause?
• What is the meaning of life for you? Is this Cause going to fill that need for you? Is it possible for you to find meaning for yourself outside of the limits of this Cause?

A Cause always connects with something inside of you. But it is outside of the Who-You-Are. An inner hunger will not be nourished for long by anything external. First take care of your guilts, discomforts, dissatisfactions, and needs for focus and meaning. Then take up any Cause that aligns with your realised values and is a natural expression of your whole self.

You will then bring power and energy to the enterprise, rather than depleting it to fill your own empty tanks.