Designing your life should always start with one fundamental question: What is the desired outcome of your life? The answer to that question becomes your North Star, your compass, which guides you in how to live your life and what company to keep—practically all aspects of your life should align with your North Star.

The Wellness Ethic believes that feeling and sharing love—the meaning of life—would be an excellent choice to serve as your North Star.

Love is a warm, emotional feeling of affection, care, and connection toward someone or something. When you feel and share love, you feel alive. You are happiest and most fulfilled when you love yourself, love what you’re doing, love the person you’re with, and love the positive impact you have in the world.

Love is everything. Think about how you feel when you go on a date with someone you love. Or when you do a good deed, care for someone, or accomplish something meaningful. Love is what we live for. It is the desired outcome of our lives.