When you are living your life purpose, you are expressing the very essence of who you are. You are good at what you do and you love doing it. In fact, you love it so much, you would pay for the privilege of doing it.
When you are living your life purpose, you feel fulfilled. You know you make a difference. Your life has meaning and direction. You are empowered by your work and couldn’t imagine doing anything else.
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Life purpose is the natural expression of who you are. It is what you were created to be. Until you find your purpose, there will always seem to be something missing.
Unfortunately, finding your life purpose is much easier said than done. You can't go on the Internet and look it up. You won't find it in the want ads. Life purpose is something you create. It’s something you bring forth out of your commitment and determination.
The path to life purpose
Although you can't look up life purpose, there is a path where you can find it. The first step in the search for life purpose is to discover what your passion is. What do you love to do? What are you naturally good at? What turns you on? What could you throw your heart and soul into?
The process of discovering your passion can take months of active looking, so be patient. Keep asking yourself the questions, “What do I love to do? What is my passion?" Keep asking and keep looking.
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While you are looking, find the contribution you want to make. This adds power to your passion. Do you want to teach people how to love? Do you want to clean up the environment? How can your passion make a difference in people’s lives?
When your passion makes a contribution that is important to you, you gain a power that can move mountains. The combination of passion and serving is an essential element of life purpose.
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Albert Schweitzer once said, "Those among you who will be truly happy are those who have sought and have found how to serve." He was talking about life purpose.
When your life is about serving, your ego stands aside and you become an expression of love. You also tap into a power much greater than you.
Questions to ask
Use the following questions to gain insight into your life purpose. Write down every thought you have in response to a question. Let the words flow and keep writing until there is no more response.
- What are you good at? What are your gifts, your talents, and your abilities?
- What do you love to do? What makes you come alive?
- What were you doing when you were the happiest?
- What have you done that you are proud of?
- What aspects or characteristics of you are you proud of?
- When you were young, what did you know you would do when you grew up?
- If you were now on your deathbed, what would you regret not having done?
- If you could do absolutely anything in your life, what would you do?
- If you could make any contribution to the world, what would it be?
- What is your passion?
- How does your passion make a contribution?
- What is your life purpose?
The next step
The next step in the quest for life purpose is to find a way to live your passion full time and still pay the bills. This may seem impossible, but it's not. There is a way to do what you love.
Keep asking yourself, "How can I earn a living doing what I love?" Explore every possibility and turn over every stone. Keep searching for a way.
The process of discovering and finding a way to live your life purpose may take years, but if you have the commitment and the determination, you will eventually make it happen. The key is to keep looking. Keep taking the next step and never quit.
Pray for guidance and follow your intuition. Maybe you need to get a different job or go back to school. Trust yourself and keep taking the next step.
Once you find a way to earn a living doing what you love, your life will never be the same. You will be able to spend the rest of your life having fun instead of working.
You also become very effective at what you do and eventually, if you want, you can provide a good income for yourself.
Keep looking for your passion and the contribution that you want to make. By doing what you love and finding how to serve, you add a very special joy to life
