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GOALS, GENEROSITY, AND GOD
Many aspirants have been feeling some difficulty or the other in setting their goals in life. Modern life can be deeply stressful and confusing because of its total lack of clarity regarding the goals of life and the complexity consequent to the same. Like a maze with too many directions, life fosters anxiety because it is difficult to know which way to go. We can chart our course only if we can accommodate a place for God and Good.
Any goal for that matter first of all defines the direction of ones' movement. It gathers our energy, and cuts through an enormous amount of distraction. They relieve stress because they provide a conduit for wholesome, positive action.
All the research in the field of motivation informs us that inaction fuels helplessness, as against the common notion that helplessness fuels inaction. This generates the worst kinds of stressful
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