This will be a work in progress (please add YOUR input) on this post until complete... so let's begin with some first ideas:
P- make it Personal - YOUR Life Purpose should give meaning to YOUR life... should make YOU feel good about what YOU do in life... should help YOU to enjoy YOUR life. So make it personal to YOU.
U - make it Uplifting - ask yourself whether YOUR life is to be lived by making a positive impact to the world, by making a difference to others, by adding something of value to society... or whether YOUR life is to be lived by taking away from society, negatively impacting others, by bringing grief to the world. Will YOU add value to or take away from the world in your lifetime?
R - take personal Responsibility - acknowledge that YOU and YOU alone will be responsible for living to YOUR life's purpose. YOU and YOU alone will take the decisions to respond positively to the big crises that will affect YOUR life. YOU and YOU alone will have to ensure that the many problems that will impact YOUR journey - YOUR Life Purpose - do not deflect YOU from YOUR chosen course. Whether YOU believe your appearance on this planet to be a random act of nature, or whether YOU believe that a 'Supreme Creator' has given YOU the freedom to choose YOUR destiny - then you must accept YOUR personal responsibility to take the decisions that YOU alone will stand by.
P - live YOUR life (purpose) with Passion - openly experience and enjoy YOUR life journey - explore, discover, laugh, love, cry, grieve - and show others YOUR strong , deep feelings, YOUR eager desire and commitment, to living up to YOUR Life Purpose. Wear YOUR heart on YOUR sleeve.
O - live YOUR life (purpose) with an Optimistic outlook - let's be real... life is tough, it will present YOU with problems, it will trip YOU up at times... to paraphrase William Arthur Ward - quote:
The real optimist is aware of problems, but recognises solutions;
knows about the difficulties but accentuates the positives;
is exposed to the worst, but expects the best;
has reason to complain, but prefers to smile.
S - be Sincere - understand that YOUR Life Purpose will conflict with the value systems of others who have their own purposes in life - good or bad. Be true to YOURself and YOUR Life Purpose and be sincere (see sincere - dictionary definition) to others - genuine; real; without deceit, pretense or hypocrisy; truthful; honest; straightforward - so that they may know why you react or respond to them as you do. Know that this will cause conflict with some. If they cannot respect YOUR values in living towards YOUR Life Purpose as you respect theirs, and YOU cannot bring yourself to compromise your values to move closer to theirs (or vice versa)... move on by... to continue YOUR journey.
E- live YOUR life (purpose) with Enthusiasm - most believe that this is the only life YOU can be sure of on this planet. YOU can live it with zest, gusto, an energy that demonstrates how enthusiastic YOU really are in living up to YOUR Life's Purpose.
Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas. - Henry Ford
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Hmmm ... P U R P O S E
ReplyDeletePersonal ....
Uplifting ....
Real ... make it REAL, don't daydream or fall prey to wishful thinking. Make it REAL.... act NOW on your hopes, your dreams, your ideas.
Passion ....
Optimistic ....
Serve ... Help enough people get what they want and you'll get what you want. Find a community, serve that community. The more you give the more you'll get. And do it all with ...
Enthusiasm ...