Ever heard the expression "life happens"?
As your life is "happening" stop and ask yourself this question, AM I HAPPY? If you know in your heart of hearts that there is more out there, if you feel it in your gut... stop and recognize that it's your purpose yelling at you to wake the heck up!
John Maxwell says that often it's the little things that we allow to consume our lives. We get so "busy" that we become busy bodies. Ever heard of that? You're basically going through life being efficiently busy. You might think that efficient is good, don't get me wrong because it is, however what good is it to be efficient when you're not effective?
Here's my point, LIFE IS GRAND. I'd like for you to give it a try. I'd like for you to stop with the routine. I'd like for you to stop hiding. I'd like for you to start developing your purpose.
It's ok to start simple. Do some brainstorming first. Sit down and create a spider outline of the things that make you happy. From there break each one down. Don't be generic! Reach down into the depths of your soul and think about the happiest moments of your life. Then make a separate spider outline with the things that move you. The things in this world that make you boil inside. The things that you wish you could change. The things that ignite your fire. Then look at the two lists and connect them. Chances are that your purpose, your calling, will jump out at you instantly.
Here's the thing, you already know what your purpose is, you just forgot. So remind yourself and start doing what it takes to get closer to living out your purpose!
Going through the motions of life without living with purpose is like saving tons of money to enjoy a the trip of a life time, packing your bags, being on a plane for 18 hours, just to arrive to never leave the airport because you immediately catch the next plane back home.
Enjoy that $100,000 vacation you planned! Keep going, don't stop and more certainly DON'T EVER GIVE UP!
From my heart to yours,
LRP
