Longing to Find Purpose in Life: “What is my place in the world?”
“I’m struggling with purpose”
“Hi Maria,
Since experiencing a brief ‘accidental spiritual awakening’ 10 years ago, I have struggled with ‘purpose’.
During the awakening which lasted for 3 months, my mind was still and my purpose was ‘being’.
When this brief awakening finished my mind was left trying to get back to that place where it was ok that my purpose was simply being.
My mind is now constantly swinging between trying to just ‘be’ (which I mostly find in nature and meditation) and having a purpose in my day to day life.
I feel so different to other people and struggle with friendships etc as it seems the main world is driven by setting and focusing on goals, achieving them and to have a a purpose other than ‘being’.
This leaves me feeling very isolated and alone on this journey; I have read some of your articles on the blessings of being alone on the spiritual journey which have helped.
I long to find my place in the world and to live what God intends for me.
Any tips on how to do this or how to let go and make peace with what is would be greatly appreciated.
Any tips on day to day living whilst waking up would be great too.”
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Loved this one Maria 🙌 1000%!!
Was journaling about this topic today myself! Funny that 😄 but I realised we can get so fixated on the “bigger picture”, sometimes due to a lack of self worth and looking to find ourselves in purpose (just speaking from my personal experience, that’s not the case for everyone of course), that we discard the present moment, which is all we ever have. And even if we do reach that big goal, it’ll pass anyway 🙂
Thank you Val, glad to hear you liked it 😊
Yes, the bigger picture is something that unfolds,
I mean, sure, you can get a vision, or image, of how things will look further down the line (regarding whatever path you choose, whether it’s a life-affirming path or not), or in what direction things will go, but there’s always a huge surprise factor involved when you go with the energy of your own life’s flow and where you’re at times completely in the Unknown, only knowing This Exact Moment, and that’s it.
Trusting the Unknown (where the real magic of life happens!) and letting go of the ego’s need to know everything gives the Universe room to give us something we could never had predicted or ‘created’ ourselves.
But at the same time, we’re all different, so some of us can get the bigger picture (or ‘knowing’ where things will go) early on in life, will some of us are late bloomers and find our path later in life.
It’s all very individual, but having a vision, dreams, etc. is important as they give us a sense of direction and forward movement, and where we can experience progress, which is wonderful.
But the key is always to stay centered in the Here and Now, while still have a focus on things to come (where dreams and visions for our life and future are realized and actualized).
Here’s a couple of other posts that came to mind that you might like:
https://mariaerving.com/focus-on-the-future-in-the-now
https://mariaerving.com/give-your-mind-a-goal
Yes that makes sense!! Thank you 😊