Traveling with a Purpose
I hear people say, “I want to find my purpose in life.” After time of inward contemplation of five seconds or five years they ask their friends, family, or social media followers, “what’s the purpose of life? And how do I find it?”
It seems like we are living in the times where people like to pose the deep philosophical questions, but asking is all that gets done. If asking questions was all there was to life, we would have already found the purpose of life.
We jump on the bandwagons of so called news worthy tweets or famous activist celebrities Instagram posts to right a moral wrong, eradicate social injustices, or clean up the planet one post at a time. We applaud the bravery in making a stand, but sometimes standing is all that gets done. Many times there are no steps to rectify the issue. But we pat ourselves on the back for retweeting or sharing an enlightening post.
Is that all there is to life?
Living a life safely in the confines of standing in a comfortable stance in hopes someone else will take the next step.
No, that’s not a life with purpose. That’s a life living a lie that purpose was found in one act. In one tweet. In one blog post.
Purpose is found in seeking out change. Purpose is found in action.
Purpose is found in taking a step sometimes blindly and nervously without knowing where the next step will lead.
But you step out anyway.
It may take many journeys to find ones purpose. But I wouldn’t consider the first hike a failure. Maybe you needed to hike those hills to gain perseverance and strength. I wouldn’t say the third mountain climb was useless because with each scaling of the peak hopefully you learned something new. I wouldn’t say the 26th mile you ran was meaningless, because it might have forced you to learn consistency and moderation.
May we strive to find our purpose.
Sometimes the only way you can find it is through trial and error. But if you never try, how will you ever find?
If life is a road map, are you continually vacationing at the same beach? It is ludicrous to expect a change in life when you don’t change your life. You will never find your purpose if you are not willing to make a change.
So take a chance.
Go somewhere new.
Speak to someone new.
Try something new.
If you don’t, how can you expect something new to happen to you?
You may not find your purpose immediately, but I can guarantee you will be a little closer to finding your purpose.
It may be a long journey, but just like all new traveling destinations – take in the sights. Breathe in the smells and stop to smell the roses. Smile to yourself for no other reason than to smile. Look people in the eyes and lock into them. We are in this journey together. Someone you meet may point you in a divine direction you never knew.
Don’t rush through life with the sole purpose of finding your purpose. You may find you missed out on living a fascinating life. So enjoy the journey!
May 2020 be a diving board to the pool of finding your purpose. But just because you dive in, then you need to swim.
And swimming is where the fun part really begins.
May we each become great swimmers in our purpose! Then, maybe then, we may actually change the world.
Peace and God bless
