Purpose

Do you ever wonder what your purpose is for being here on earth?

Do you question your life—accomplishments, decisions, regrets, mistakes?

This morning I came across a book I purchased many years ago, Living Your Purpose Journal by one of my favorite authors, Wayne Dyer.

Back then, I completed the first few pages of insightful questions and then put it away.

Reading my answers today, I smiled at the simplicity of what I loved (and still do): the sky, flowers, trees, good food, and human behavior to name just a few.

When it came to accomplishments?

This is very personal. Let's just say there are many things I'm proud of, and things I regretted that I've since learned to release.

For most of my life I've been on a journey of seeking the purpose of life.

Why am I here?

Why did my parents die so young?

What is my purpose?

I've always struggled with suffering of any kind. It's hard for me to witness—especially when caused by ignorance, anger, or greed. And even more so when it comes in the form of illness or pain. That just feels so unfair.

After many years of living and learning, here's where I've landed when it comes to purpose.

Life offers so many experiences we get to have in our human bodies.

I believe we are all consciousness in physical human form, here to move through a lifetime of experiences that are challenging, beautiful, and everything in between. We get to have all the emotions (energy in motion) that come with each experience, and we get to learn from our mistakes, and our joy.

At the core of it all, we are here to connect with true self-love.

And yet, there is a lot of cultural conditioning that creates friction around fully loving ourselves. I've felt that too—not attractive enough, not smart enough, not accomplished enough.

But now when I notice that inner judgement, I pause and get curious.

After all,

Nature doesn't judge.

Trees don't question their worth.

Flowers don't compare themselves.

The ocean doesn't apologize for its depth.

We are also here to love and support one another.

You know how natural it feels to help someone in need. It is our human nature. People always stop to help if someone has fallen or is hurt. There is no analyzing, people instinctively respond.

And, within each of us are unique gifts and talents waiting to be explored, created, and expressed.

When our basic needs are met, we get to create. We get to design our spaces, prepare meals, write, move, build, imagine. We get to express joy through music, through connection, through the simple pleasure of being alive.

Creation and expression aren't separate from purpose—they are purpose in motion.

So, you see purpose is ongoing because we, and life, are ever-changing. When I was younger my purpose was to get married and have children. Then it became supporting our family, then supporting others on their life journeys—all while finding time to express myself and be in nature.

Purpose ebbs and flows just like the ocean tides—pulling in and out, guided by forces both seen and unseen. As long as you're alive, your purpose continues to unfold.

I hope this inspires you to take a step back and simply breathe—releasing any question of whether or not you're good enough to create, to express, to love, and to live.

You are.

Your purpose isn't something you have to change or prove—it's something you choose through how you live, love, create, and express yourself.

For me, at this time in my life, my purpose is to enjoy my life as much as I can, doing what I love to do—and balancing life's demands and what matters most: my clients, family, friends, time, household tasks, and caring for my body.

Life is like a garden. The more diverse, colorful, and unique the flowers, the more beautiful it becomes for all to see and experience.

The more you become your true, loving self; the more beautiful life becomes—for everyone.

That is your purpose.