Finding Purpose

Everyday people move through life doing the same thing, day in and day out. Eating. Sleeping. Working. Maybe spending time with family and friends. Then rinse and repeat for decades. And you have to wonder, is this the type of life you want to live. And is it really, truly living life if your stuck in a hamster wheel of repitition. Running, running, running without every getting anywhere.

I’m sure most people spend hours of their day dreaming of doing more and being more. But the gap that stands in the way is the How.

“How do I become rich?”,

“How do I stop feeling so tired?”,

“How do I live a happy life?”,

“How can I make others feel proud of me and respect me?”,

and more importantly,

“How do I feel that same fullfilment in myself everyday?”.

Everyday these questions are pondered over, but what many don’t realize is before you can even start answering those questions (questions of action!) you have to discover Why (questions of realization).

What is your purpose? And by purpose I don’t mean “Whats the meaning of life?” or “Why am I here?”, but on a smaller level “What do I want?”.

Many boil this down to what drives you to get out of bed in the morning, but for many people, the honest answer would be going to work for a check, or going find food because they’re hungry first thing in the morning.

Purpose isn’t always some grandiose concept, but mearly what eases your soul and makes everything in life feel alright again.

In todays world, were constantly moving, sometimes so much it’s hard to even find time to breathe let alone think on why I need to. We’ve become accoustomed to this mindset of busy=good, more=better, and stress is constant. And we accept that to the point where peace and stillness is so unknown that when found it’s uncomfortable.

But what do you come back to time in those times? Do you go for walks in nature to ease the mind? Read books? Cook food? Build app and machines? Listen to podcasts and do research? Those tasks that we do that don’t even require conscious effort or struggle and makes you lose your sense of time and pressure. What many don’t realize is we live in an age…