The word purpose has been at the top of my mind lately. Shortly after starting this blog and diving into content creation, I now have new enjoyment in my life. I believe that this new passion is bringing me an overall feeling of clarity. I can’t help but wonder how I can apply this to my entire life and figure out my life’s purpose. The importance of finding our purpose is often stressed but is it easier said than done?

I believe that what we experience has a lot to do with what our purpose is or what it will become. My concern has been figuring out just what it is. How will I know when I’m there? Which experiences do I look to? This is what I often think about when I assess everything. The fact that I am even on this self-discovery journey is definitely a step in the right direction. I am now at the point in my life where I am actively seeking joy and happiness. I’m letting go of what was taught and relearning what is important for my own life. Not as far as a career, but truly what I want my life to be.

I know what it is like to literally be stuck, not having a clue about where my life was going or how I would achieve what I wanted for myself. I feel like society is so wired to make a job title or career the focus that we forget that we are so much more than that. There are many other aspects of life that we can shape and find happiness in. Just from blogging alone I am opening the door of my purpose because I see the changes within myself in such a little bit of time. I’m now optimistic and know that I am no longer stuck. I’m not quite there yet, but the marathon continues.

In order to discover our purpose we should start with what we are good at. This is a part of our experiences that there is proof of. This question is a hit or miss for me personally because it’s hard for me to answer. I am constantly trying to stay in tune with myself by asking tough questions. I feel like I know what I am good at but then I question if it’s relevant or I just lack the ability of knowing how to apply it. I guess that’s the beauty of discovery. You imagine and have hopes of finding or figuring out something and it becomes much more than you anticipated.

I know that becoming an overall better and whole person will help me discover my purpose. As mentioned in my previous post How I Am Reaching My Full Potential “apart of reaching our full potential involves discovering our purpose and following our passions.” When you reach your full potential, that is when you are living in your purpose. This is not a level that most people reach unfortunately but it should be something we strive towards; using our passions to help guide us.

The news of Chadwick Boseman passing has me thinking about purpose even more. If you haven’t listened to/watched his commencement speech at Howard University from 2018, definitely give it a listen. I watched it back then but watched it again the other day after finding out the devastating news. He was all about living in ‘purpose’. He consciously chose what roles to play and gracefully continued working on his craft while facing health challenges. I believe he was living out his purpose. I am only more inspired to continue paving my lane strategically in order to live out my own purpose.

I believe that we should each start to discover what our purpose is in life. Let’s stop trying to do and be what people expect or want and really take the time to figure out for ourselves what exactly it is that we want out our lives. I expect that the longer I continue on this journey I will keep reaching new heights in discovering my purpose. Although I do believe it is easier said than done, I know it is possible. It will take courage, discipline and work to discover life’s purpose. Now, what do you think is required in order to discover purpose?

May we all follow our calling and reach new levels of discovering life’s purpose.