Here is an interesting activity for you. Just stop in front of a random person on the road or in a mall and ask “What is your goal in life ?” And then just watch the confusion on his or her face. Most people are just drifting through life. With no sense of purpose, goal or direction.

It is like being on an escalator where you stand still and let it take you wherever it goes. If we are like this then we are more dead than alive.

Here are a few reasons that can give you a feeling of being aimless and feeling lost in life.

NO LIFEPLAN. You are not clear what you want in life. You just wait and take whatever comes to you.

SENSE OF ISOLATION. Your social support system is missing. You are short of friends and happy relationships.

UNABLE TO FOCUS. You are easily distracted by smart phones, TV and everything else. You are unable to concentrate on a specific task or project.

YOU ARE IN A RAT RACE. You are in this endless chase to get ahead of others.

Let me now share with you FOUR powerful Super Sutras to shake you out of this drift in life and become alive again for a happy, active and joyful life.

SUPER-SUTRA-1 : MAKE A LIFEPLAN.

Throw away your mobile phone and run away to a mountain for a few days. Think and write down your goals for the next 5, 10 and 15 years. For personal, professional and spiritual growth. Be realistic as per your own circumstances, strengths and weaknesses.

Do not come back till you have broken your goals into mini-goals along with an action plan to achieve these mini-goals.

SUPER-SUTRA-2 : GET ENERGY.

Simple fact is that no energy means no life. Exercise everyday for at least 15 minutes. Walking, Jogging or Gymnasium. Do Yoga for 15 minutes. Play a sport like badminton, tennis or swimming. Make it a habit like brushing teeth or doing makeup.

Skip your food, skip your office, skip your business but NEVER skip this daily ritual.

SUPER-SUTRA-3 : GET A LIFE.

Simply put it means to get up and start living. Best is to do it in a group by joining hobby groups or with like minded friends. Play Cards or any other sport, walk together, go for movies, travel together, attend a satsang. Do it at least once a month if not weekly.

I can guarantee that you will be a changed person within a few months.

SUPER-SUTRA-4 : QUIT THE RAT RACE.

You are in a rat race if you are competing to get ahead of the person ahead of you in terms of fame, power or wealth. There will always be a Amitabh Bachchan, Modi or a Bill Gates ahead of you. You are in an endless loop.

Soon, you will realize that you can not win the rat race because there is no finish line. Best way to quit a rat race is to stop comparing with others and count your blessings that you already have.

Make your own life richer by investing in yourself – ie in education, hobbies, health and happy relationships.

THE TAKEAWAY

You have to become alive by taking control of your life and get yourself moving.

As this cartoon shows, live life to the fullest and enjoy every moment as future is unpredictable.

Life Is Not A Rehearsal. There Is No Re-Take.