{"id":47828,"date":"2016-09-21T11:44:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T15:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=47828"},"modified":"2016-10-20T16:51:53","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T20:51:53","slug":"how-do-we-find-our-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/ko\/journal\/how-do-we-find-our-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do We Find Our Purpose?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><i>Want more? Experience Wanderlust firsthand at a life-changing <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/festivals\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>festival<\/i><\/a><i> or <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/108s\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>108 event<\/i><\/a><i>. <\/i> <\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Last week I saw a sign hanging on a wall in a coffee shop, it read: If you\u2019re looking for a sign, this is it.<\/h3>\n<p>Signs like this cause chaos for me, because I take signs <em>seriously<\/em>. I have spent some 30 years looking for signs to answer the big questions: What is my purpose? <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/journal\/legacy-live-your-soul-purpose-sianna-sherman-speakeasy\/\" target=\"_blank\">What is my calling?<\/a> What am\u00a0I supposed to do here?<\/p>\n<p>So does this sign in the coffee shop mean I am to stop looking for signs? Or does it mean that this is the coffee shop I am supposed to work in? &#8230;Could it be my purpose has something to do with sign making?<\/p>\n<p>I once thought I was receiving a sign from angels as\u00a0feathers rained down on my head while waiting for a bus\u2014only to look up and see a hawk in a tree, shredding a pigeon to death. Was that a sign I should work with pigeons?<\/p>\n<h3>The Sign-Searchers<\/h3>\n<p>The mind is designed to make meaning. Which means if you are a person who looks for signs\u2014such as myself\u2014you will soon begin to see them everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>There are traits we may share in addition to this constant sign-searching:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We likely own a dozen domain names from paths we thought we might take, but can\u2019t bring ourselves to shelve just yet.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019re open to learning to find our purpose, and therefore have several unusual and disconnected certifications under our belt.<\/li>\n<li>We may have half-started at least three business ideas but never really ran with any.<\/li>\n<li>We ebb and flow between <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/journal\/5-soul-search-alarms-you-might-have-missed-and-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\">feeling inspired<\/a>, and then <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/journal\/youre-not-lost-youre-just-in-between\/\" target=\"_blank\">lost<\/a> or unsettled.<\/li>\n<li>We wonder if our lives would be easier if we didn\u2019t believe there was some \u201cgrand plan\u201d we were a part of with a role we&#8217;re supposed to fulfill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rephrasing the Question<\/h3>\n<p>Recently I have begun to see an end in sight of the search for my purpose. I\u00a0haven\u2019t found my purpose, but rather I have\u00a0started to wonder if\u00a0perhaps there isn\u2019t a \u201c<em>my<\/em> purpose\u201d after all. Perhaps instead there is simply \u201c<i>the<\/i> purpose.&#8221; Because if we believe we have a purpose and that it is to serve the world in some way, then we must also believe that we are all connected\u2014that serving others is important for our own wellbeing <em>and<\/em> the wellbeing of others.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, when we start to look for our purpose, we are essentially saying we believe\u2014on some level\u2014that we are all <em>one<\/em>. And if we are all one, then it stands to reason that we cannot possibly each have a unique purpose we are here for\u2014rather we are all simply serving <em>one<\/em> purpose.<\/p>\n<p>With this view of removing the \u201cI\u201d and the \u201cmy,\u201d all the questions we ask ourselves in an attempt to uncover our purpose result in entirely different answers. There is no longer a judgment taking place or pressure on ourselves to do or be something or someone. We stop pushing and <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/journal\/practicing-the-art-of-receiving\/\" target=\"_blank\">start receiving<\/a>. We align with <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/journal\/conversations-with-the-universe-asking-for-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\">the universe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What do you enjoy?<\/h3>\n<p>What is it that makes your heart sing? What did you want to be when you &#8220;grew up&#8221;? What did you spend your childhood doing? What do you get so engrossed in that you forget to eat? These questions provide clues as to how purpose wants to express itself through you. The clues may not be exact. When I was a child I wanted to be a famous novelist, an English teacher, and a nun. I&#8217;m none of these, but the things that have stayed with me through my life\u2014and the things I lose myself in\u2014are my\u00a0love of writing, learning, sharing, and practicing devotion.<\/p>\n<p>Why is this line of questioning helpful? Because as children\u2014and when we&#8217;re <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/journal\/why-creating-for-fun-is-not-waste-of-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">completely immersed in something we love<\/a>\u2014we are not judging whether what we enjoy is noble or not, nor are we thinking about whether we are any good at it. We are just wholly tuned in\u00a0to our expression of joy.<\/p>\n<p>Without the judging mind we can also let go of our definition of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/yoganonymous.com\/in-pursuit-of-the-alchemy-of-happiness\" target=\"_blank\">happiness<\/a>. Parenting may be extremely difficult, but you may also really enjoy it. Running a business is challenging, but you may love it. Writing, painting, dancing, making music, problem solving, <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/108s\/\" target=\"_blank\">running, yoga<\/a>\u2014all can be incredibly frustrating, but may still be something you\u00a0consistently return to because you couldn&#8217;t\u00a0<em>not<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>What are you good at?<\/h3>\n<p>The things\u00a0we enjoy tend to be the things we are good at\u2014or at least the things we are happy to practice and become good at. But what does &#8220;good&#8221; even mean? Too often we hold ourselves back from doing things because we set our standards too high. Do we have to be a prolific writer in order to have a purpose writing? When we remove the judging mind, we know the true answer is\u00a0<em>no<\/em>. Do we have to run an internationally-recognized nonprofit to serve a purpose\u00a0of social justice?\u00a0<em>No<\/em>, again.<\/p>\n<p>Often when we are thinking about a purpose, our mind tells us we must change the lives of millions, or write a book that inspires a nation, or create a product that can save the planet. And there <em>are<\/em> people who indeed we can look at as proof that this <em>is<\/em> possible. But who is to say what has more value\u2014a charity that touches millions, or a pamphlet read by a few people? If we are all <em>one<\/em>, there is no \u201cmore\/less value.\u201d When we think our purpose has to\u00a0be of a certain standard or reach,\u00a0then we prevent ourselves from accomplishing what the universe may want us to do.<\/p>\n<h3>What serves the world?<\/h3>\n<p>This question is the key to finding an end to our search for \u201cmy&#8221; purpose.<\/p>\n<p>When we think about serving the world we automatically consider what the world needs from our <em>own<\/em> perspective. We may have realized that we enjoy gardening and are good at it, so we may look around our neighborhood and think: Everyone needs to learn how to garden. So we buy the domain name and hang up a shingle, only to find after months of marketing that just two people are interested. Or we find a cause to get behind and make it our mission to tell everyone about it\u2014but never really get much support. We&#8217;ve experienced this in our lives: This feeling of working <em>against<\/em> gravity. We end up drained.<\/p>\n<p>This may be a step along your journey,\u00a0and if it makes your heart sing, <em>do it. <\/em>But the point is: What we think others need is not always what they need. And even if it seems to be what the world needs, we may be of better use elsewhere. But how can we, with our mind full of judgment and limits, honestly say what the world needs from us?<\/p>\n<p>When we start to view ourselves not as having <em>my<\/em> purpose, but rather as serving <em>the<\/em> purpose, then everything begins to change. Rather than\u00a0searching for signs to\u00a0uncover\u00a0what we enjoy and what we are good at, and <em>then<\/em> trying to work out what the world needs, we simply make ourselves available for<em>\u00a0the<\/em> purpose to move through us. We open ourselves up.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>How can we, with our mind full of judgment and separation and limits, honestly say what the world needs from us?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Our\u00a0minds may never comprehend what &#8220;the purpose&#8221; is. And to be honest, it&#8217;s almost a relief to no longer have to think about it. We may have an inkling. Perhaps it is an infinite creative process. Or maybe there is no purpose at all and the universe is simply love creating love. It all <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/journal\/what-is-enlightenment-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\">becomes too esoteric<\/a> to put into words.<\/p>\n<p>All we have to do is be still and breathe deeply, and instead of asking: What is my purpose? Simply say: I&#8217;m ready and open to be put to use\u2014however that arises.<\/p>\n<p>We may find this a challenge initially. We\u00a0are often people who want to <em>give<\/em> to the world, and receiving is not where we naturally reside. And we may not end up doing what we had once imagined\u2014there could well be one more domain name in our future\u2014but we can trust it.<\/p>\n<p>Because if our inkling is correct\u2014that\u00a0<em>the<\/em> purpose has love at its core\u2014then we will only be guided and moved to do the things we enjoy, and the things we will be successful at. Because a loving universe would not make anyone suffer in order to express itself. When we give up the idea of &#8220;my&#8221; purpose, we can start to <em>live<\/em> the trifecta of doing what we enjoy, what we&#8217;re good at, and <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/journal\/seane-corn-without-love-you-cannot-truly-serve-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">serving the world<\/a>\u2014rather than constantly <em>thinking<\/em> about it. Then we know, at all times, that we are living our life with purpose. The search is over.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you&#8217;re looking for a sign\u2014maybe this is it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33960 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/HelenaveryHS.jpg\" alt=\"HelenaveryHS\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/HelenaveryHS.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/HelenaveryHS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/HelenaveryHS-185x185.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeaslove.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeaslove.com\/\">Helen Avery<\/a> is a Section Editor at Wanderlust Media, working on the Vitality and Wisdom channels on wanderlust.com. She is a\u00a0journalist, writer, yoga teacher, Awakening Together minister, and full-time dog walker of Millie.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us spend years looking for signs to answer: What is my purpose? 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