The Importance of Finding Our Life’s Purpose

There is a great joy, lightness and a sense of knowing which prevails when we understand the purpose of our lives.  The road to this destination can sometimes feel long and winding. People often speak of confusion, fear and a lack of clarity setting in.  They are all part of the journey, the journey of knowing.  They are actually some very clear indicators that can guide us along the way when we take note of them and use them to understand ourselves.  As we come to know ourselves, we learn our purpose.  It is only when we fully know the reason that we are here can we live in a fully inspired way.

 

Our world is busy, so filled with things that need to be done.  We often believe that we should ignore our feelings in order to achieve, push, drive or reach a given result.  I am no longer convinced that this is true.  I have found that taking time for listening in silence, observing signs, patterns and repeated feelings moves me closer to my purpose as well as allowing me to get more done.  As John O’Donohue says in his book “Anam Cara” “It is in the depths of your life that you will discover the invisible necessity that has brought you here.  When you begin to decipher this, your gift and giftedness come alive.  Your heart quickens and the urgency of living rekindles your creativity.”

 

We need creativity today for the world faces change at every side.  It is only by our creativity that we can break the patterns of the past and bring a fresh new world into being.  Dare to bring forth your gifts. 

Maureen Simon
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Comments

[Janina Browarska]

Dear Maureen,

I am reading yours and Debbe's wonderful inspirations late into the night as I was awoken for a reason..this piece is what my soul needs to hear at this very moment in my time. My creative side is trying so desparately to come forward and is pushing upwards but somehow gets blocked....Anais Nin's profound words....

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful, than the risk it took to blossom" could not be more true for me than at this time.

Thank you for this wonderful piece
Nina