Every once in a while, the question about life purpose comes up in a reading. This is completely understandable, because all of us want to know at one time or another if we're on the right track in life, doing the right things that align with our higher calling and ultimate eternal destiny.
Life purpose can be a slippery thing. We all have an Ultimate Purpose: to give and receive love freely and generously. That purpose never changes, because it is the purpose that every living being is called to live out.
But then things get more refined. The reality is that we have layers of purpose in our life. There is the Ultimate Purpose, then there are longer-range purposes, such as healing from childhood trauma, learning to be more forgiving, rising to challenges, rather than running from them, accumulating knowledge and sharing it with others, being a peacemaker, and more.
And then there are shorter-range purposes, such as doing my current job well, raising a family, establishing our independence, and entering our elder years gracefully, to name a few.
There are even micro-purposes, like forgiving the person standing in front of us, offering a smile to the stranger we see, and choosing the option that gives us a greater feeling of freedom, and many, many more.
This is not to say that I dodge the question of purpose when it emerges. I only want to call attention to the reality that there are many purposes at work in our lives, and as we stay more and more open to Spirit, we begin allowing Spirit to work through us, and our purpose automatically becomes recognized, chosen and fulfilled, which brings us a strong sense of peace, contentment, passion and purpose!
Life purpose can be a slippery thing. We all have an Ultimate Purpose: to give and receive love freely and generously. That purpose never changes, because it is the purpose that every living being is called to live out.
But then things get more refined. The reality is that we have layers of purpose in our life. There is the Ultimate Purpose, then there are longer-range purposes, such as healing from childhood trauma, learning to be more forgiving, rising to challenges, rather than running from them, accumulating knowledge and sharing it with others, being a peacemaker, and more.
And then there are shorter-range purposes, such as doing my current job well, raising a family, establishing our independence, and entering our elder years gracefully, to name a few.
There are even micro-purposes, like forgiving the person standing in front of us, offering a smile to the stranger we see, and choosing the option that gives us a greater feeling of freedom, and many, many more.
This is not to say that I dodge the question of purpose when it emerges. I only want to call attention to the reality that there are many purposes at work in our lives, and as we stay more and more open to Spirit, we begin allowing Spirit to work through us, and our purpose automatically becomes recognized, chosen and fulfilled, which brings us a strong sense of peace, contentment, passion and purpose!
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