We all need to feel like when we get up in the morning, we have a purpose a reason that gets us up out of the bed and started with our day. The hard part is, after we retire or after our kids leave the nest, we find it harder to figure out what to do with ourselves. This can also happen after the death of a loved one, particularly if you were the caretaker of that person. It’s hard to find a new normal and even harder to find that “thing” that gets us up every, single day.
If you do have trouble finding what it is your purpose might be then ask yourself what exactly is it that fires you up I mean, really fires you up. There are so many issues going on in the world, but even as one person, or a group of a few people, there are also positive differences to be made. Do you feel like you can make a difference? Is there something that you are so passionate about that you simply NEED to do something about it? That could surely be your purpose.
A great way to help find your purpose can be to go out and volunteer. This is great because you can volunteer at several places and figure out what works the best for you. Would you want to volunteer at a soup kitchen? If you’ve never done it, it might not be for you but then again, it might be exactly what you were destined to do now.
Are you thinking about maybe adopting an animal a dog or a cat? Volunteer at your local animal shelter and decide if you can really take care of a pet. If not, volunteering will allow you to take care of and love all of the animals there without the expense or time it will take for you to have one in your home. Volunteering doesn’t have to be THE way you figure out your purpose, but it can help.
Figure out what you are good at and decide if that’s something that you can use for the greater good something that can help fulfill your purpose. Chances are, you’ll find a way to use your knowledge or skills to do exactly what it is you want to do. You might have even decided to or had in the past, made a career change based on what you know and what you can do. It happens every day.
Just like volunteering, make yourself get out there and try different things. You don’t know what you really, really like until you actually do it. It’s just like eating you don’t know if you like or dislike something until you actually eat it. The same is true for life if you aren’t doing things, then you don’t really know what you like or dislike. Experiment with different things and something will come to you that you enjoy more than anything, that can make a difference in your or someone else’s life and you’ll know exactly what it is you want to do.
You are never too old to find something that lights a fire under your butt if you haven’t found it yet, it will eventually come to you just you wait and see.
To learn more about how to rebalance your life and find a purpose, get my book Natural Harmony: Reconnectring and Rebalancing Your Life with Nature.
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