Joe Cocker sang it with passion—“You give me reason to live.” But what about you? What’s big enough to get you out of bed with purpose and joy?
There was a song popular in the 1980s titled, “You Can Leave Your Hat On” sung by Joe Cocker. One of the lines in the song says, “You give me reason to live.” Joe Cocker was speaking about a sensuous woman. His his line, however, is pertinent to each of us. We can ask ourselves this question: what gives me a reason to live? Then we can follow it up with this question: is my reason to live big enough and powerful enough to get me up each morning filled with energy and excitement? How we answer those questions goes a long way to determining how much we are enjoying life. A line from the prayer of Saint Francis reads, “It is by giving that we receive.” When our why to live is powerful enough, it usually is related to what we are giving to life and to those who are part of our life. How are you answering those two important questions?
💭 Points to Ponder:
- What truly gives you a reason to live—not just to exist, but to thrive?
- Is your “why” big enough to energize your mornings and steady your storms?
- How does giving to others shape the meaning and purpose you feel?
- Can your reason to live evolve as your life and relationships deepen?
- What would change if you measured your life not by what you get—but by what you give?
