I’m sure at some point in your life you have asked yourself the question:
“What is my purpose?”
(Another way people ask this question is “What is God’s will for my life?”
What did it feel like when you found an answer or even a hint of it?
What did you do when you asked that question and the answer was silence?
This week, I explored the concept of purpose with peers in my coaching certification program, with my coaching clients, as well as on my own in contemplation and in everyday actions.
Each of us has a ‘Purpose’ in life (our inner purpose with a capital “P”), and an outer ‘purpose’.
The inner Purpose for all of us is simply to be who we were created to be – a soul, a child of God. It’s always the same. We can’t do anything about it. It’s already there and we can’t lose it.
The outer purpose involves using our unique gifts and talents to serve. It can change throughout our lives and it’s something to be discovered, clarified, and cultivated.
For example, my purpose as an artist is to inspire others to see beauty and miracles in ordinary things, heal deeper, and love more. My purpose as a mother is to support and love my children on their paths (and inspire them to see beauty and miracles in ordinary things).
When I keep my purpose in mind, everything I do feels fulfilling and in alignment with my soul.
When I get frustrated with a situation, I have the choice to remember my purpose and see if I can bring any of it into that situation.
An awareness of your purpose is a powerful thing. We can bring this into any job, any role, any “title” we might have throughout our lives.
I’m sure at some point in your life you have asked yourself the question:
“What is my purpose?”
(Another way people ask this question is “What is God’s will for my life?”
What did it feel like when you found an answer or even a hint of it?
What did you do when you asked that question and the answer was silence?
This week, I explored the concept of purpose with peers in my coaching certification program, with my coaching clients, as well as on my own in contemplation and in everyday actions.
Each of us has a ‘Purpose’ in life (our inner purpose with a capital “P”), and an outer ‘purpose’.
The inner Purpose for all of us is simply to be who we were created to be – a soul, a child of God. It’s always the same. We can’t do anything about it. It’s already there and we can’t lose it.
The outer purpose involves using our unique gifts and talents to serve. It can change throughout our lives and it’s something to be discovered, clarified, and cultivated.
For example, my purpose as an artist is to inspire others to see beauty and miracles in ordinary things, heal deeper, and love more. My purpose as a mother is to support and love my children on their paths (and inspire them to see beauty and miracles in ordinary things).
When I keep my purpose in mind, everything I do feels fulfilling and in alignment with my soul.
When I get frustrated with a situation, I have the choice to remember my purpose and see if I can bring any of it into that situation.
An awareness of your purpose is a powerful thing. We can bring this into any job, any role, any “title” we might have throughout our lives.
Yes, even if I was an accountant, I could still find ways to inspire others to see beauty and miracles in ordinary things! Maybe it wouldn’t be a moving song or a painting, but it might be an exchange with a client or a co-worker when they needed someone to talk to.
So, what is your purpose statement? (For your life, career, parenthood, or any area of life.)
I had an interaction earlier this week that had me pondering about purpose too…
An arborist came to inspect the trees that needed to be trimmed. I stood in front of my house with him and he listened to me with interest as I told him about the holly tree that knocks on my bedroom window on stormy nights, the silver maple that ‘cries sap’ on my car in the summer, and the pine tree that Matthew, the boys and I planted together when we moved in.
He looked at the trees with such gentleness and care that my stories felt more like introducing family members to a friend and less like a business transaction.
I asked him about his job and interest in trees.
His face lit up. He said he had always loved trees and working outside with nature. He told me about his dream to visit the Sequoias on the west coast, and how, even though he likes the company he works for, he dislikes having to sell their services.
After he left, I reflected on the fact that the arborist was doing a job that was mostly in alignment with his purpose.
And (having a Franciscan spirit), I thought about how all trees have the same Purpose – to transform CO2 into O2 and to be a part of the ecosystem.
But the trees’ outer purpose is to create shade, to block the view of the neighbor’s house, or to put a smile on people’s faces as they see the bright red holly berries in the middle of winter.
Isn’t it great how once we learn about something and bring it into our awareness, we start seeing that thing everywhere? 🙂
What is your Purpose, and what is your purpose?
Yes, even if I was an accountant, I could still find ways to inspire others to see beauty and miracles in ordinary things! Maybe it wouldn’t be a moving song or a painting, but it might be an exchange with a client or a co-worker when they needed someone to talk to.
So, what is your purpose statement? (For your life, career, parenthood, or any area of life.)
I had an interaction earlier this week that had me pondering about purpose too…
An arborist came to inspect the trees that needed to be trimmed. I stood in front of my house with him and he listened to me with interest as I told him about the holly tree that knocks on my bedroom window on stormy nights, the silver maple that ‘cries sap’ on my car in the summer, and the pine tree that Matthew, the boys and I planted together when we moved in.
He looked at the trees with such gentleness and care that my stories felt more like introducing family members to a friend and less like a business transaction.
I asked him about his job and interest in trees.
His face lit up. He said he had always loved trees and working outside with nature. He told me about his dream to visit the Sequoias on the west coast, and how, even though he likes the company he works for, he dislikes having to sell their services.
After he left, I reflected on the fact that the arborist was doing a job that was mostly in alignment with his purpose.
And (having a Franciscan spirit), I thought about how all trees have the same Purpose – to transform CO2 into O2 and to be a part of the ecosystem.
But the trees’ outer purpose is to create shade, to block the view of the neighbor’s house, or to put a smile on people’s faces as they see the bright red holly berries in the middle of winter.
Isn’t it great how once we learn about something and bring it into our awareness, we start seeing that thing everywhere? 🙂
What is your Purpose, and what is your purpose?
P.S. If you’d like to work with me personally to uncover your purpose, let me know (I have a special exercise that I take people through over the course of two 1-hour sessions). Email me at tajci@tatianacameron.com and we can have a quick chat to see if it’s the right step for you right now.
P.S. If you’d like to work with me personally to uncover your purpose, let me know (I have a special exercise that I take people through over the course of two 1-hour sessions). Email me at tajci@tatianacameron.com and we can have a quick chat to see if it’s the right step for you right now.
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Who else feels like their purpose is to love? 🙂
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