Last Updated on July 26, 2023

Is there a purpose?

We hear it over and over. We have to figure out our purpose in life and what we are meant to do here on Earth. Is there even a purpose? Some say no, there isn’t. However, I like to think otherwise.

I had a woman share in a support group not too long ago. She shared a story that when we are just ten years old, we decide what we want to do with our lives. Then we either spend the rest of our lives running toward or away from that purpose. We may pursue our dreams with passion and determination or stop for various reasons.

We may face challenges and obstacles that test our determination or find opportunities and people supporting our vision. I agree with the statement she made for most people.

What is the purpose?

There are many definitions of purpose. There is purpose in your passion and greatness, which brings you joy and fulfillment. There are also many religious views. For example, the Christian view is that god has a purpose for you being here on Earth, and he will reveal it to you.

I like to think of your life purpose in terms of work or a career, and if you enjoy what you are doing and are very good at it, you find ways to make money with it. Purpose in my life is an objective that you enjoy participating in, even if it makes no money for you or it makes you all the money to the point where you don’t have to do it anymore.

You would still wake up every day and do it anyway. It makes you happy, gives you an incredible feeling when time stops, and you can do it forever. You enjoy the activity so much that you do it because it brings you astonishing happiness.

Why have you yet to find your purpose?

Many different things keep you from discovering your purpose, for example, in school. We weren’t taught that our life purpose in terms of career is essential. We are prepared to do what we are good at and what makes the elders in our life proud. We are not taught to listen to ourselves. There is influence from our peers also, so if we don’t have that strong backbone and confidence to pursue our inner desires, they die out by the time we reach adulthood.

How do I find my purpose?

If you don’t recall what you decided when you were ten or even worse, you gave up on it. There is good news the spark hasn’t left you, or will it ever. It is not too late. In my life, I can recall running through a hay field and deciding I wanted to be a martial artist. However, due to a lack of support and encouragement from those around me. I didn’t become a world-star UFC fighter; however, I still do it a few times a week.

I got back into martial arts later in life when it was too late! Uh oh, I spent years thinking about how my life was over, and I had no purpose; however, when I finally got back into it, I found out I like the art of martial arts, not necessarily getting hit in the head part. Through deep thought, meditation, and counseling, I found another way of expressing my art: writing.

My brain triggers the same creative response when I write as getting out of a submission hold. I transitioned, and now I am happier than ever. It is now time to think about what you like doing and how to apply it to something you can do. Don’t let the thought I’m not good enough or it’s too late stop you. That spark is there even though it might be years since you last visited it. Let’s be honest. You already know what you always wanted to do. We all do.

What do I do when I find it?

When you remember and reevaluate your life purpose, give it everything you got. Don’t let the naysayers, aka people around you, stop you or talk you out of it. Even if it will take years to develop, there is a tiny chance of success. No matter how impossible and how far off it may seem. Give it everything you got. Even if you fail, you will be happy trying.