Well...this simple question has perplexed me most of my life. Why? Because I hear, follow your bliss! Do what you love! Well...sometimes that is often not easy to decipher. There are many things that bring me moments of bliss... my dogs, family, friends, music, nature, and even work sometimes. Then you hear people talk about it on TV, Oprah, radio, conferences and the common denominator they all seem to have in common is that your purpose is related to what you DO. However, there is a great blog from Jeff Linzer, http://jefflinzer.blogspot.com. Incredible wisdom! Love his blog! (his wife is awesome too!) Anyway, he had a post touching on this subject of purpose and what I took away from his writing (along with some contemplation) was that MY purpose is to be me...it is not WHAT I do, it IS WHO I am. BINGO! Now it all finally makes sense and feels right. Although what I may do for a living may serve a purpose in making the world a better place, that service in and of itself, is only part of my purpose. IT is not my true purpose. My true purpose is to bring who I am into whatever it is that I am doing. To be present... to be aware...to live life as it is now and not be thinking of the past or what I'm going to be doing in the future. Although I feel it is not "bad" to think about the past for contemplation has brought me great insight into myself that I would not have otherwise known. I just try to be careful if I keep thinking about the same negative things, events, etc and know that what I focus on, gets bigger...true, oh so true.
So this brings me a question that I am often asked regarding my life's purpose. Why don't I do my healing work full time? And the answer to that question is...the only full time job that is important for me is to be myself, and as long as I bring who I am and being true to my self, my values to whatever I do, that is what is important. That is what matters. That IS my purpose. I do not have to be engaged in sacred work of healing in order to fulfill my purpose. There is a sacredness in being true to oneself despite the negative reviews from others (and that's a whole other subject!). Stay true to you. The path we walk may be wide enough for one person only at times, but it leads to a place where you can cross or share your path with other courageous souls while at the same time leaving a path for others to follow.
NAMASTE
So this brings me a question that I am often asked regarding my life's purpose. Why don't I do my healing work full time? And the answer to that question is...the only full time job that is important for me is to be myself, and as long as I bring who I am and being true to my self, my values to whatever I do, that is what is important. That is what matters. That IS my purpose. I do not have to be engaged in sacred work of healing in order to fulfill my purpose. There is a sacredness in being true to oneself despite the negative reviews from others (and that's a whole other subject!). Stay true to you. The path we walk may be wide enough for one person only at times, but it leads to a place where you can cross or share your path with other courageous souls while at the same time leaving a path for others to follow.
NAMASTE