The four legs I’m talking about are meaning and purpose, positive emotions, relationships, and achievement.

Yes, you can balance a table on three legs, kind of like a tripod. Our kitchen table is on a giant pillar, but that pillar is four feet. The usual table has four legs. Because? Because it is the most stable and offers the most support. If you have a rectangular table, one leg at each corner will stabilize the design.

So with your life. While three legs will keep it upright and stable, four legs are even better for stabilization and support, and are harder to tip over. And you can start at any of the four to keep your life stable. All you need to do is start and then move through all four points on a regular and consistent basis. Let’s start. First stage it is Meaning and Purpose.

What is the meaning of your life? I propose that the meaning of your life is to be happy. All the wise men of all ages have not found a better definition of meaning for you. But happiness is not simply a cheerful countenance or a laughing smile.

It means that deep within you you have a well of strength and determination to live a positive life. That attitude is sustained by his connection with the First Presence. (Some people will name this God. Whatever designation works for you is fine. Just No tea usual God of thunder and anger.)

This foundational leg means that you know you are loved no matter what. When you are loved in this way, you realize that you are happy because nothing that happens or doesn’t happen can separate you from that passion. The Universe has a passion for you.

So from happiness comes meaning and from meaning comes purpose. Your purpose and meaning are integrated with life. It is your purpose to be happy. That is the reason you are here. In the happiness that you experience. Every act, word and thought applied in a positive way is what you experience. This simply means that in everything you advance in the constructive mode.

From here we go to second leg which is to live with affirmative emotions. This does not mean that you are never sad or grieved. Someone close to you dies and the injury will be the right emotion. But don’t forget the positive things in your life and personality.

In all things you accentuate optimism. Sadness has its part in your life. But you also always try to apply to your feelings and experiences what is most reconstructive. Bring what you build as opposed to what you destroy.

Therefore, we go to the third leg: Human relations. When you try to bring to everyone’s life what it builds, you develop relationships that affirm the existence of the other in the relationship and you affirm yourself. Accept it, relationships that are negative destroy, sometimes devastate. You don’t want that, of course.

So when you try to build relationships to build others, you will find that others will help you build your own life. Any activity that could bring another person down should be avoided, especially in a relationship. Vigorously, scrupulously warned.

Do you see, then, that your relationships will be creative and formative? Anything less is not as significant as it could be.

Then we come to the fourth leg: achievement. So far, I think you can see, you are developing a meaningful life. It is circular reasoning. You start in one place, go to other places and naturally come back to the beginning again.

Using all that you possess of happiness, positive emotions, and constructive relationships, you can know that you have a lifetime of accomplishments.

In that life of achievement, you work to do the best you can for everyone and everything. This is true altruism, in my book.

It may sound like he’s put a big load on you. You have to achieve a lot. Remember that you are loved by the Source of Being unconditionally. So no matter what you do, it’s accepted without question. Whatever amount you collect, you have won. In that freedom, then, you can see whatever else you can achieve.

Yeah No give you tasks to complete. What you do with your life is up to you. Nobody else. Instead, I give you the freedom to grow as you see fit to do so. Yeah No charge your life I give you the freedom to make the best of your life however you want.

So, the four legs of the table of a balanced life are these:

1. Meaning and purpose through happiness.

2. Develop and maintain positive emotions.

3. Constructive relationships.

4. Realization in the way that suits you best.