Reflections in Reality

Waking up with purpose is the greatest gift we can be given.  It is freeing - to feel like we are on the path we were meant to be on.  To know, even more powerful.  But what happens when we awake and our purpose is fuzzy, or has been hidden and left somewhere just out of our reach?  It is then we feel lost, lonely, conflicted.

In that loss and confusion, we turn to those who we feel can help us either find ourselves, or further mask the pain from knowing we are not being true with who we are supposed to be.

But how do you re-find yourself? Your purpose?

Sitting on the couch watching TV is most certainly not the way.  I tell you that because that is where I am at the moment!  However, that is not to say that direction is not found in solitude and stillness.  Sitting for a period of time in the quiet, outside, or even going for walks can help you open up that inner communication with your strengths.  Listen, although it may not be immediately that you find yourself, but it is there within you.

Secondly, do.  Search for new jobs, go on interviews, and plant your hands in multiple pies until you find ones that align with who you are.  Once you've found your inner voice, listen to it.  When on an interview, take heed to the way you react internally.  Do you feel uncomfortable? Does it feel natural?  If you were called back about the job would you feel relieved or shackled?  It will help you know if you are on the correct path, for you have someone wonderful to give.  It, however, can only be given if you allow it to be found.

Still searching?  Read.  Read a book and see if you can escape into it.  Does it reflect who you are currently or who you want to become?  Reading can help you attract the thoughts about yourself that maybe you haven't learned yet, or don't know how to say over yourself.  Your thoughts and actions have power, so knowing them and knowing they are right for you are important.

Some call it your gut. Some call it your tug, but regardless, learning to listen to your inner self is important.  Once you find it, then you must act.  Things don't appear without work, but they also don't appear when the work you do isn't the right work for you.