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Er... hello. Remember me? Yeah, it's been a while hasn't it? Four days with no post, I think that's almost a me-dot-com record. I intended to write something for yesterday, but the Perth trip with Johnny, Miss Bossy and those crazy kids from the West took it out of me. My plan was to write a post on the flight back on Sunday night but it's kinda hard to write something creative and clever... while you're sleeping. Pathetic I know. And it doesn't help when you're sitting in a seat that's actually smaller than your body. My mind was all for it, but the rest of me had another plan. Clearly I'm no spring chicken. I had about two hours sleep on Saturday night so I did pretty well to stay awake for my workshop on Sunday morning. Overall, we had a great time in Perth, lots of fun, met a bunch of cool people and enjoyed our time immensely. Thanks to you good folk of Perth. I look forward to meeting some of you South Aussies this Saturday, when Johnny and I roll into Adelaide for part two of the Renovate Your Life Roadshow.
On with today's post...
At some stage we all ask ourselves one or more of the following questions:
*What's my life purpose?
*What am I meant to be doing? *Why am I here? *What will my legacy be?
Agreeing to Disagree
Life purpose is an interesting topic which generates much debate, discussion and disagreement. In planning this article - yes, occasionally I plan - (a little) I asked eight people (not a big sample I admit) what their life purpose was and none of them could answer me with any clarity, certainty, conviction or speed. They all wanted to give me an intelligent, meaningful and insightful answer... but they couldn't. A couple of them spewed out some trite, predictable "I wanna help humanity and leave the world a better place" kind of answers, but in truth, they were clutching at straws. They all made a point of telling me how hard it was to answer the what is your life purpose question without any kind of warning. Perhaps I should have emailed them first. Some actually gave me an answer, realised it made them sound selfish and shallow and subsequently changed their response. Then they came out with something profound like... "aah I dunno, I need more time to think about it."
Different Perspectives
Some people don't believe we have a life purpose as such; we just arrive on the planet, hang around for eighty years, watch some sport, eat too much and then die. Some people believe that their life purpose is cosmically pre-ordained by some higher power and then they spend their lives trying to discover and fulfill it. Some believe that their life purpose is determined solely by them; "my purpose is whatever I choose it to be." Some believe that their life purpose will change over time. Some really aren't so sure and others want someone else to tell them what their life purpose should be.
But what Does it Mean?
I think part of the problem (in answering this question with any level of intelligence, honesty and competence) is that (1) many of us don't actually know what the term Life Purpose really means and (2) many of us don't actually think so deeply or philosophically ~ we just do what we do. Maybe there is no universally accepted understanding of this term. Perhaps it means different things for each of us. Do we all have one? Are we meant to have one? Where do we look for it? Did they teach us about it at school and somehow you and I missed that lesson? Does my life purpose need to be Gandhi-like and have a global impact? Do I need to live a noble, selfless and philanthropic existence to be living a life with purpose? Does my time on the big blue ball need to be history-shaping? Do I need to leave a significant footprint on the story of mankind? Do I need to become super-spiro (spiritual) and buy myself a kaftan? Spend a year alone in a cave maybe? Is my life purpose only relevant and meaningful to me, or do I need to factor in the rest of humanity?
What am I meant to be doing with my life?
This is a common and curious question. The phrase 'meant to be doing' infers a level of pre-dermined(ness) about our existence and that maybe a force beyond our influence, control and own free will has pre-ordained some kind of cosmic path that we should be following in order to tick the karmic boxes and fulfil our 'destiny' and life purpose. I personally consider this kind of ideology to be complete... crap.. but that's just my perspective and maybe one day I'll discover I'm wrong. Who knows? This kind of thinking also infers that perhaps our life purpose is not determined by us; it already exists somewhere and we just need to discover it and live accordingly. Maybe that's it over there, under that pile of self-help books or maybe it's behind the couch. Or it could be hidden somewhere in that pile of dogma you've had shoved down your throat for all those years.
Or not.
Maybe you're the only one who can decide what you should be doing; what your purpose is? Perhaps you should listen to others, learn from them, consider their thoughts and beliefs, respect them and appreciate them but think for yourself, make your own decisions, learn your own truth, sing your own song and diligently and passionately search for your own life purpose. After all, you don't need anyone's permission or approval do you? It's your life, so why don't you choose? Just a thought.
The 'meant to be doing' Paradigm
Maybe the 'meant to be doing' paradigm is a dangerous place to live. Perhaps it stifles the real us and inhibits our potential, our possibilities and our creativity. And personal growth. Maybe it stops us from finding us. Perhaps it prevents us from exploring, pushing the boundaries, asking questions and discovering our own truth - as opposed to simply adopting the beliefs, opinions, thinking and behaviours of others (as many do). Far too often we step into someone else's truth and make it our own. Their life purpose becomes ours. We settle. Compromise. Their standards become ours. Their limits become ours. And their dysfunction becomes ours. For far too long some of us have been surrounded by people who have told us what we should and shouldn't be doing with our lives. We have let them define our purpose. Steer our ship. Shape our destiny.
Having said that, tomorrow I'll tell you exactly what your life purpose should be.
Just kidding.
But I will tell you how you can begin to explore, understand and develop your own unique life purpose without compromising your personal beliefs, values or standards and without becoming another sheep on the farm.
Love to know your thoughts on this interesting subject.
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