What Is the Purpose of Life and How I Found Mine

For me answering the question "What is the purpose of life?" was not particularly difficult...

I mean...down deep inside...I knew...

I have always known what makes my heart sing...

Realizing that it would really bring me more joy than any of the other logical and rational things I was considering took a little while...but that's what growing up is all about...isn't it?

Being grown up has nothing to do with the number of years you've been alive by the way...

Then there was letting go of my fears...

Sometimes...fears masquerade as "facts"...you know...things that we "know" are true...

Well...sometimes they just aren't true...

And there were many to let go of...this was another part of my journey...which took a while too...

Not because it was difficult...letting go of them was very easy...

But realizing that I could let go of them...that they weren't a part of me took a little while...

And of course realizing that some of those "facts" were a load of crap...

This is where having some help is nice...because it can speed up the process...you know how it is...you don't know...and you don't know that you don't know it...yet... ;)

But recognizing what makes my heart sing?

Is one of the easiest things to do...

The things you dream of doing...the things that you would probably never tell anyone about...are probably related to your purpose...

The things you do now just because you love to do them...are probably related to your purpose...

Especially if there are a lot of "facts" bogging you down...other people won't know anything about this secret dream of yours...

You see...

Your purpose is something that you can't hide from yourself...easily...

But you may not believe it's possible...because of some "facts" or "proof" (very similar to "facts")...

Actually the answer to "What is the purpose of life?" ultimately is the same for everyone...to love ourselves...each other...to be filled with joy...and to share our joy with others...

Anyway...that's my definition of it...

But what fills you up with joy and what fills me up with joy are most likely different things...

That's a good thing...

Sometimes it doesn't exactly even matter what you are doing...

Just to fill yourself up with joy and share it with others may be enough for you...

There are no rules here...

Personally I find it easier when you create the joy in yourself first and then "What is the purpose of life?" is much easier to answer for yourself...

Regardless of the direction...

Joy leads the way...

And while we're on the subject of what is the purpose of life...

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Suzanne

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