To Live Or To Live With Purpose: That?s The Ultimate Question
Each person has her or his own place and purpose. We all
possess unique talents and unique ways of expressing
them. This means each of us can do something better than
anyone else in our society can. And every unique talent and
expression of that talent also has unique needs. When
these needs are matched with the creative expressions of
our talents, they will spark the creation of prosperity.
Whenever we express our unique talents and use them in
the service of humanity, we lose track of time and create
abundance in our lives, and in others' lives as well. One of the stiffest challenges we face in life is securing a
balance of the facets of our beings as we engage our
surroundings. We're faced with so much interference daily
that challenges our beliefs and our characters. Maybe we
have friends trying to sway us to stay in certain places or
jobs. Perhaps family members are discouraging our career
aspirations. Despite such influences, we need always to
remember that we, not they, ultimately have to live with the
consequences of our actions and attitudes. Everyone is different, and therefore our individual goals for
and ideas about life are different. We must each realize that
because we're unique individuals, fulfilling our goals and
acting on our ideas will allow us to perform specific tasks in
our society. As long as our thoughts are pure and no one,
including ourselves, is harmed by our actions, we can be
sure that we'll accomplish unique things that will contribute
to the overall good of our society. That's why you and I can't ever let ourselves give up on what
we believe to be true for ourselves. Giving up on ourselves
would mean we've allowed other people's voices to rule our
own. We alone know what we're really best at or will enjoy
doing with our lives. When we muster the courage to follow
what we believe to be true for ourselves, we'll always meet
people along the way who'll share our goals and even offer
us their support to help us meet them. When you realize the importance and value of pursuing your
own purpose, you'll overshadow other people's opinions of
what you should want to do. At times you may feel that it
would help to seek additional sources of positive
reinforcement -- but you must be careful whom you choose
to ask for it. Sometimes other people's opinions of your
goals can provide you with valuable insight, but not always.
Never accept other people's opinions as laws on which you
construct how you'll live your life. Those opinions merely
reflect some other person's view of your life. Essentially,
you must use your own judgment and know that it's all right
to disagree with someone else's opinion, even if it was
given gently and in good faith. If you do disagree with other
people's opinions, be sure and ask yourself why you
disagree. After you've evaluated your response, you may
see a different aspect of your own goal or opinion you didn't
see before. Although many of us don't consciously recognize or
acknowledge that we even have specific life purposes, our
subconscious knows what we're here to do, and it reaches
out to us, sending messages through our dreams,
intuitions and innermost longings. Our destiny's call
manifests in us through our deepest drives and abilities --
the hidden forces behind our personalities. These drives
shape our careers and our relationships, and influence the
quality and direction of our lives. Until we recognize and live in accord with our unique
underlying purposes, our lives may feel like puzzles with
missing pieces; we may sense that there's something
we're here to do, but not quite grasp what it is. So we may
work and rest, eat and sleep, make money and spend it,
and have our share of pleasures and difficulties, yet still find
that any fundamental recognition of our purpose in life
eludes us. "Money, fine clothes, fancy cars, public acknowledgement
are no substitute for purpose. When you know your
purpose, you know you are about the business of what you
are here to do; you are on purpose. With purpose, you have
vision. With purpose, you have clarity. With purpose, you
have the support, power, and blessings of the universe at
your disposal." -- Iyanla Vanzant Copyright © 2005 Penny Phang Enterprises, Inc. All rights
reserved. Penny Phang is one of Canada's nominated Top 40 Under
40 business leaders, recognized for her commitment to
provide strategic business communication and marketing
services with inspiring enthusiasm, creativity, and elegance.
She is also well known as the Producer for Playboy Special
Editions for Western Canada. In addition, she remains
involved in full-service business communications with her
founded Simplex Communications Group, and continues to
write for her monthly inspirational lifestyle column, Moments
of Inspiration with Penny on http://www.pennyphang.com/ For further information please go to:
http://www.phangenterprises.com/
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