So, today I met this great 10-year old little dude and I was reminded of how adults really know how to screw shit up! As the adults were standing around chitchatting, coincidentally about this very blog, we got on the topic of life. This wise, beyond his 10 years, little man said to me “life is about purpose and once you find your purpose than you will be happy and live your life with purpose” – this from the mouth of a 10-year old!
Life is about purpose. I think we all have our own purpose, or even more than one purpose, and that purpose can change as we grow and experience life events that shape who we are today, tomorrow, and even 10 years from now! We may not know what our purpose is until it smacks us in the forehead – or maybe we never figure it out, at all. And that’s okay because maybe your purpose was to just BE PRESENT in your life or in someone else’s life. Being present is a purpose, isn’t it? To have purpose doesn’t mean you have to rule a country, cure cancer, or solve the world’s every problem – having a purpose is to have some sort of effect on your surroundings – even if that purpose was to just be the best (or worst) human being in YOUR world – it is YOUR purpose.
I think people might search, incessantly, for their purpose in an effort to fill a void they think is in their life. But maybe that void is present because they are looking too hard for their purpose that they end up missing it all together! We all strive to be bigger, be better, be stronger than those around us and we put ourselves in this bizarre little game of hide ‘n seek as we hide from others who we are – but seek social acceptance. What is the purpose of that – social acceptance, I mean? I will tell you the purpose of that, it is validation.
Validation of ourselves as perfectly, imperfect human beings is a purpose we all share – but so many of us overlook this tiny, but mighty purpose. Be present in your life, don’t look for a big purpose, just look for your purpose (big or small), and live this life you have been given by something a whole lot bigger than you 🙂
What’s YOUR purpose?
What is it to be ME? To be YOU? To be HUMAN? 