I recently bought a new wallet and as I was transferring everything from my old wallet to my new wallet, three little pieces of paper slipped out. They were three "fortunes" from fortune cookies that I had liked enough to tuck into my wallet that I had forgotten all about. Rereading each fortune one after the other, I could see a message coming through that really speaks to me right now and where I am in the process of discovering my life purpose. Perhaps they can help you too.

Fortune No. 1
The principle business of life is to enjoy it.
This is something that I am constantly needing to be reminded of. Not that I don't enjoy my life but when I think about it like this - that the fundamental, primary business of life is to enjoy it, lots of extraneous stuff no longer is important. At it's core, we are here to enjoy our lives - it is our primary business to do so. What are you doing with your life that makes you enjoy it? What am I doing with mine? This definitely leads me back to my life purpose discovery! We all owe it to ourselves to find out what that is!

Fortune No. 2
Success is a journey, not a destination.
It's coming at me from all angles! For such a long time now I have been looking at arriving at my destination as the goal so that I could finally have the time and finances to do all the stuff I enjoy. I'm still learning this lesson (I've been in that other mindset for so long) and again the reminder that success is right now, the here and now of it, in the journey, is so hugely helpful. Reminds me of Fortune No. 1!

Fortune No. 3
Good clothes open many doors. Go Shopping.
OK so this one is a little different - but what woman doesn't like to see a fortune like this one?! Permission to go shopping, wear good clothes, look great and enjoy the doors that open up! Doesn't this one come back to Fortune No. 1 also? If you are like me, a stay at home mom, that doesn't have to dress up to pick her kid up from school, can work from home in sweatpants (my UPS guy wouldn't recognize me without them on), putting on some nice clothes and shoes, just because I can, and walking out to the world makes me feel entirely different - and better! And I know you know what I mean. Nice clothes, shoes, a pretty handbag, a new haircut, and lipstick can do so much for how we feel about ourselves, which certainly rubs off on everyone else around us too! 

Remember, the main business of life is to enjoy it!
Wendy

PS. This is a photo of me and my little Willy Wonka, all ready to enjoy Halloween!