What Your Soul Purpose Really Means
REDISCOVERING THE SACRED CALLING YOU WERE BORN FOR
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The word purpose is becoming more and more mainstream with each passing day. We go online and we see it everywhere, people talking about it, people looking for it. But what does it really mean?
You'll find a million different descriptions for it, and each person you ask will tell you a different version of it. Some will tell you that purpose is nonsense, that there's nothing pre-established that will tell you what to do. Other people see purpose as an equivalent of a career and use it in a context that is related to career shifts or transitions. And others see purpose as something almost sacred. A Divine plan, something so outside of your grasp, but at the same time so familiar, so close to your heart.
Let me tell you what it means for me:
Purpose is not something you do, or create, or become, or even find. Purpose is something you are, something you've always been. It's a soul calling. A yearning to find your way back home. It's the reason you are here right now. And it's something that's much bigger than just you.
You incarnated here on this Earth, in the exact place, and family, and in the exact moment in time, for a really specific reason that only you can fulfil. It's what you came here to be, not do. Your soul chose, and your soul knows.
Purpose is a way of living, a way of BEING. Meaning your entire life will reflect that, from your career to your relationships to how you treat your body. It's who you are. Your purpose is not a career choice or job title. It’s not something that’s already created. It's not what you do just at home or in your relationships. Your purpose is who you are at your essence.
It's also a path you came here to walk. A path that once you're in it, will make complete sense. A path that, no matter how confused or frustrated or anxious you feel, will push you forward. A path in which you'll discover that this was not about you after all.
Discovering our purpose is a journey of remembering what we've always known but have forgotten, not about finding something new, finding something that's outside of you. It's coming back home to ourselves.