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Want to Find Your Purpose? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself

Every person is born with purpose

“The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out” (Proverbs 20:5). 

All people are made in the image of God. Each of us are born with a purpose and calling that we can discover or completely miss.  Your purpose is not outside of you, it’s inside!  First, you must understand who you are, because you are here to be you, there is no one else like you! You are here to embrace all of who you are and to bring your energy and let you light shine onto the world. 

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Here are 5 questions to ask yourself to get started!

ACTION STEPS

  1. What is it that you love to do? Think as far back as a child and what you liked to do, write down everything you can think of, it doesn’t have to be fancy, just a simple list.
  2. What are you passionate about that you are willing to struggle for to attain it?
  3. What are you so engrossed in that time just seems to fly when you are doing it and you get so caught up in it that you don’t have time to eat or even go to the bathroom and you want to cancel all of your appointments for the day?
  4. What do you want people to remember about you or what desires do you have to be an impact on the world?
  5. Fast forward to the end of your life, what is it that you would like to leave as a legacy for yourself?

Of course there are a lot more questions to ask but these are a few to get you started and thinking about it.  I will continue to add more questions in another post…standby!

Remember to believe in yourself!  Rome wasn’t built in a day, so don’t get overwhelmed or anxious about figuring out how to fulfill your purpose in a day.  Each day is a gift, and use it wisely if you want to manifest your purpose, passion and dreams.  Little by little, step by step it will happen.

I must stress again that everything doesn’t have to be perfect, don’t be too hard on YOU.  DON’T WAIT, THE TIME IS NOW!  I’m guilty of this,  I would wait until I was all set in how I thought things should be, I pondered and would fret over it! I finally decided to just let go and be the best I could be even if something wasn’t designed good or sound good as I told myself I was being too much of a perfectionist! I was afraid of what people would say or judge me.

Of course we know, we are always going to be judged so you might as well just accept that!   Don’t let it hinder you and your calling!  I realized there will always be someone who is more educated, who makes things look better, ya da ya da ya da!!  Hope that makes sense, I’m just being real!

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Peace my friends!

Stay InTune, living a balanced life in harmony and alignment with yourself so you can fulfill your purpose and passion with exuberance!

 

Adventure! Live the Life of Your Dreams

22904587_1916313731942782_6843876541577664810_o“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” ~ Oprah

I believe that every day is a gift and that we have an amazing opportunity to live a life full of purpose and passion.  The hardest part is figuring out what that purpose is. If there is anything in your life that is not the way that you want it, anything that isn’t as big or as complete as the dream of the dream life that you’re looking into, you can change that.  Be honest with yourself and also to those you are involved with. Be brave enough to live according to your vision and purpose instead of what others expect or have opinions about.  If you are open to all of the possibilities, you can reach for your dreams.  One of the keys is to define it and surround yourself with those who will support and empower you!

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMSFotorYou may already be living your dream, and not even know it.  That’s why it’s always a good idea to set aside quiet time as often as you can to focus on what’s going on around you.  You do not have to be perfect!  Little by little, day by day, focus on your dreams and make goals to achieve them.

ACTION STEPS:  

Answer these questions (it’s best to write them down or even better to get a journal and record your answers).

  1. What sets your soul on fire?
  2. What makes you passionate?
  3. What do you lose yourself in?
  4. Create a vision board and post pictures and items to it or create a pinterest board.

 

Adopt the Pace of Nature

 

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Adopt the Pace of Nature … Her Secret is Patience  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American Transcendentalist poet, philosopher and essayist during the 19th century.  One of his best-known essays is “Self-Reliance”.  I stumbled upon this quote of his: “Adopt the Pace of Nature – Her Secret is Patience.” This intrigued me and I had to take a moment just to ponder!

I’ve always loved being in nature working in my garden planting, pruning, designing,  and creating a beautiful space and sanctuary at home.  I also love the beach, the ocean, sand and sun (one of the reasons I moved to a tropical climate!)

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The Beach is My Happy Place

People call it their “happy place” because we feel more alive and at peace at the ocean! We react favourably to water as it relaxes us, reduces stress and anxiety and increases insight, clarity and creativity.  Nature calms us, grounds us, settles and balances us.  While acknowledging the constantly changing nature of your life, you look to balance it by giving significant attention to each of the dimensions.

Self-Responsibility

Wellness begins with you, it is a self-responsibility and you are responsible for your health and happiness.  The key belief of this writer is that each person could transcend, or move beyond the physical world of senses into deeper spiritual experiences through free will and intuition. Believers understood God and themselves by looking into their own souls and by feeling their own connection to nature.

The Secret to Living a Calm, Sane Life is Being InTune

The author stated that we should: “Adopt patience for the best things take the longest time to come to fruition. Adopt patience and you’ll realize it’s the secret to living a calm, and sane, life.”  One thing that comes to my mind about work is that we should be working to live, not living to work.  I cannot stress enough that it’s about balance and staying in tune with yourself!

Just like an instrument needs constant tuning after it’s played otherwise it is either flat or sharp and doesn’t sound good.  If life is stressful, or work, family or friends are pulling and tugging at you, retreat to a quiet place like nature. Take a few deep breaths, enjoy the view and sit in silence and quiet or put on Zen Music.  Think about the things that bring you joy, peace, happiness and GO AFTER THEM!  Say yes to these things and make them part of your daily life.  You can’t fix everyone and everything.

Action Steps

  1. Find a quiet place in nature, take some deep breaths and ask yourself what brings you joy, peace and happiness?   If you could do anything, what would it be?
  2. Make a list of those items and begin to add them into your life, organize your thoughts.
  3. Make time for yourself each day.
  4. Say NO to DRAMA and people who drain your energy.
  5. FOCUS on the responsibility you have to yourself in regard to health & wellness.

Peace to you my friends! Stay InTune!

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One of my happy places!