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Isn't "What is the purpose of my life" THE question? Isn't this what we search for. What will make our life purposeful? What will bring us happiness or contentment? For as long as I can remember I have been pondering over the answer to this ulimate question. Seriously, I've had journals growing up and when I read back on them I find myself asking The same question. After what, maybe 12 years I still don't know the answer and I'm sure that I never will. I searched in Google "what is the purpose of life," and this How To Discover Your Life Purpose In About 20 Minutes came up. So naturally I read it and did the suggested exercise. So what his dude says is, do this:
Take out a blank sheet of paper or open up a word processor where you can type (I prefer the latter because it’s faster).
Write at the top, “What is my true purpose in life?”
Write an answer (any answer) that pops into your head. It doesn’t have to be a complete sentence. A short phrase is fine.
Repeat step 3 until you write the answer that makes you cry. This is your purpose.If you get mini surges to cry, highlight those, it means your getting close.
So I came up with a list of 88 things. I'm not sure how long it took but it did seem like for ever.:
1. To live.
2. To be a wife.
3. To be a mother.
4. To be a friend.
5. To laugh.
6. To cry.
7. To smile.
8. To clean.
9. To pretend.
10. To die.
11. To be saved.
12. To save.
13. To have faith.
14. To work.
15. To eat.
16. To dance.
17. To grow.
18. To love.
19. To understand life
20. To believe.
21. To be smart.
22. To be pretty.
23. To be a good listener.
24. To enjoy the world.
25. To travel.
26. To listen to music.
27. To give encouragement.
28. To be realistic.
29. To be desperate.
30. To be disappointed.
31. To be desired.
32. To desire.
33. To eat chocolate.
34. To love Ernie.
35. To teach my children.
36. To take care of my parents.
37. To support my siblings.
38. To drink beer.
39. To be with God after living on earth.
40. To write.
41. To be thoughtful.
42. To be open-minded.
43. To be critical.
44. To marry.
45. To be a grandmother.
46. To suffer.
47. To find love.
48. To give love
49. To be loved.
50. To share love
51. To be united
52. To be confused
53. To provide someone else with clarity
54. To work hard
55. To be taken advantage of
56. To be overcome
57. To Overcome
58. To see peace
59. To know that I did good
60. To feel accomplished
61. Is to find clarity
62. To be true to myself
63. To find peace with God
64. To make my family proud
65. To make God proud
66. To deny evil
67. To give myself to God
68. To be good
69. To be pure
70. To be real
71. To be true
72. To be a great mother
73. To have my husband and children love me
74. To be ok
75. To be
76. To be curious
77. To be lost
78. To witness life
79. To have my life witnessed
80. To overcome hard times
81. To figure out me
82. To find true inner peace
83. To love myself
84. To protect my children at all costs
85. To love unconditionally
86. To stay positive
87. To live with out regret
88. To know that I was a good person
So this is my final purpose:
To understand life, to be loved, to share love, to find peace with God, to live without regret and know that I was a good person.
If this is truly my life's purpose why am I not satisfied??? You try it, what do you come up with?
