Life on Purpose

Bonjour,

As I’m writing this week’s blog I’m in our lovely maison de village in St-Paul-de-Vence, France. Last year we made one of our dreams come true in finding a place in France called home. We used to live in Aix-en-Provence and Cassis 4 years ago and always wanted to go back. This is the perfect combination for us at this moment in our lives and we are so happy here !!! The village in itself is a medieval village built on a stunning hill with view on the snow-covered southern Alps in the north and the gorgeous blue Mediterranean sea in the south!

Early every morning, when the village is just about to wake up ( and we ‘ve been up for ages…) I take my children out on what we call “the adventure walk” where we discover every little alley, every little stone, every fountain, every view point, we talk to our neighbours, we pass the cafees & galleries, and the place de jeu de boule…and we are loving it…the whole village is our playground!

In spring and winter its calm here, the air is crisp and the light is phenomenal, any time of the day…In the morning we have a big wish to go out and meet the sun, in the middle of the day we take shade and enjoy the warmth on our skin, in the afternoons I feel like making a painting because the light is magical!!! In the evening the sun slowly goes down over the hills and the vineyards. In the night we sleep well because we have been outside all day.

Our apartment is small and we enjoy “simple living“ here : we ask ourselves everytime we feel like bringing home something new : “do we really need this? Does it contribute to something practical or does it give special beauty to our place?” In a bigger perspective being conscious of every choice we make in life is taking leadership of our own life – then things “just don’t happen”, they happen because we choose them to. It is living your life on purpose.

Living my life on purpose means to me: knowing myself, knowing what my values are and acting according to them. My core values are: love, health, family, people, adventure, curiosity, respect, beauty, fun&laughter, mindfulness, simple living , being outside & nature.

When I am going to take a decision I scan my values so I can make a choice, a decision based on my values, if I do, I can feel flow and feel that I am living my life “on purpose”. I also have 2 mantras that I scan my day with and they are: to celebrate every day and to leave the room a better place.

Which are your values? What do you need to live your life on purpose? From the core? What would it be like having your energy flowing knowing you live your life on purpose?

Talk next week, still in wonderful France,

Love & Sunshine
Yvette