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Mental Health| Personal Development
Knowing Your Ikigai Helps You Live Longer & Happier
You can use your Ikigai to guide you through the path of life.
Throughout this article, you will discover what your Ikigai is and how you can use it to formulate where you are going with your life. Also, if you haven’t heard of the word ‘Ikigai’ before, this article is for you as we look at the history of Ikigai.
Ikigai- “a motivating force; something or someone that gives a person a sense of purpose or a reason for living” — Oxford English Dictionary
Firstly, enjoy the irony. I am writing this from the comfort of the sofa in the living room with the sunlight streaming in, which would be idyllic; if it weren’t for the constant boom, boom of music coming through the wall from next door and the sound of the washing machine hard at work, but still, here we go.
Where Did Ikigai Originate?
The idea of Ikigai is said to have originated from Japanese Medicinal practises that were based on finding the true purpose of life. Now Ikigai is centred around a person’s general happiness and wellness; interestingly, this also links to CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) which a person’s therapy customised to what they love doing…
