Stop Playing Around And Find Your Why

It’s easy to stay in our comfort zone and do what we’ve always done, even when we know it isn’t making us happy. Finding your true purpose and then turning your entire life around can be a daunting and fearful experience. But it is well worth it in the end. Keep reading for how to find your why, passion, and purpose in life.

Look, you have two choices here. You can continue to play around, living day by day, doing what you’ve always done up to this point. Or you can take a chance, dig deep and figure out what you’re really meant to be doing.

 

When you stop and take the time to figure out what your purpose is, and then build your life around it, something amazing happens. Instead of feeling like you’re wasting your life, you realize that what you’re doing matters. You’re making a difference and you have a positive influence on the people around you.

Here’s an important thing to remember. It’s not about the money you make, the house you buy, or the car you drive. Those things are nice, but they don’t make you happy. https://holisticwellnessrn.com/5-good-reasons-to-find-your-why/

Instead it’s about figuring out what you are good at and how you can bless those around you with that skill. That second part is important. You don’t want to get good at something for the sake of perfecting it. That’s fine for a hobby, but not for your life’s purpose.

Let’s say you’re a writer and you’ve learned a lot over the past few years about eldercare as you are taking care of an older parent. Why not use your mad writing skills to spread the word and make it easier for others in your situation.

Instead of writing a journal or a book draft you never plan to publish about your experience, set up a blog and commit to self-publishing a guide to help others get through the confusing first stages of elder care.

You’ve been there, you can help and positively influence others in a similar situation. You can use your writing skills to let them know they are not alone and that there is plenty of help out there.

You can help guide them on the right path. And what a difference that will make. How helpful would that kind of information and support have been to you a few short years ago?

Your “Why” or Purpose Doesn’t Have To Be Huge

One thing I haven’t really mentioned is the fact that your “why” doesn’t have to be something huge and important. You don’t have to be the next Gandhi or Mother Teresa. You don’t need to find some huge, all-encompassing purpose that fills your life and changes the world.

Your purpose also doesn’t have to be something you do for a living. It certainly can be, but it doesn’t have to be. Your reason “why” can be something simple, something you can do part-time or just as you move about your day.

Your purpose could be to help the homeless by helping out at the local soup kitchen each Sunday. Or you could make it your goal in life to bring a smile to someone’s face each day… something that can be accomplished by taking the time to talk to someone or just give them a smile of your own.

 

Small things can have a big impact over time. Don’t discount them. Maybe your purpose in life is to help shelter animals. You adopt your pets from there, spend some time volunteering and helping socialize cats and dogs to make it easier for the shelter to find families to adopt them.

And maybe you’re also spending some time each week making blankets for the animals in the shelter. Just think about how something as simple as that impacts animals in need. A few hours spent purposefully on helping out will touch the lives of hundreds of animals over the course of a few years.

My point is this… if finding your purpose or your “why” seems overwhelming, don’t try to imagine anything too big. Find something small and easy you can do that will make a difference in your life and those around you. Start there and do what you can. Who knows, it may grow into something bigger, but it doesn’t have to. Small things can have a big impact as well and they will give you the satisfaction of a job well done.

With that in mind, what can you do today to help you move toward finding or fulfilling your purpose in life? What one small thing can you do? Figure it out, go do it and then move on from there. Before you know it, you’ll have your why all figured out and are making progress helping those around you.

How Finding Your Purpose Can Make You Happy

There’s a quote by Dr. Albert Schweitzer that’s worth pondering:

“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. “

Think about this for a minute. Finding your purpose becomes a lot easier when you think about it in these terms. What skills and traits do you have that could help others? How could you build your life, your job, or your business around those skills?

But what does all that have to do with making you happy? Taking the time to figure out how you can help others and then doing just that is a powerful thing. We are social creatures and hardwired to help our community. When we make it a daily goal to do just that it’s an incredibly rewarding experience.

Yes, part of it is because we’ll be thanked or recognized for what we’re doing, but that’s only a small part of it. To be perfectly honest, doing good will make you happy even when no one else knows about it. There’s an internal reward built in. We feel good about ourselves. Our self-worth grows and with it our self-esteem. https://holisticwellnessrn.com/are-you-excitedly-jumping-out-of-bed-in-the-morning/

Or think about it this way. What would make you feel better? Going about your day shuffling papers, answering the phone and putting in the time required at your desk without much to show for at the end of the day? Or would you feel more fulfilled and happier if you knew without a shadow of a doubt that you made a difference in someone’s life today?

What if that paperwork you did helped a family find a better place to live? What if those calls you made ensured that a little girl doesn’t go to bed hungry tonight. What if that class you taught helps a young mom stay home with her baby and still contribute to the family income?

What if you found your purpose – whatever it may be – and made a real difference in someone’s life with what you do? Wouldn’t that make you feel happier? Wouldn’t that give you a sense of accomplishment?

Spend a little time to figure out what you can do to help those around you. Think about what you could do to serve others and make a difference in their lives.

In other words, spend a little time figuring out what your purpose in life is and how it can impact the people whose lives you touch – be it in person, through a book or via the internet. That’s the beauty of the day and age we live in. We can reach and make a difference in the lives of people across the globe.

Stop making excuses and find your purpose, and with it your own happiness. Being able to make a difference in the life of others is where the true power of finding your purpose lays. It will do more to bring you fulfillment and happiness than anything else you can do. It’s the true reason why finding your why, your passion, and your purpose in life is important.

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