These days if you scroll on social media, it’s all about finding your purpose, setting goals or becoming the best version of yourself. If you are not triggered by this, well I have to say you impress me, darling. Personally I find it pretty toxic.
I know, you are going to ask me the following: how can you find toxic the concept of trying to find your purpose ? Well, it’s not the purpose per se that I find toxic, it’s the way it is presented that I find toxic. Well-being gurus, therapists, coachs and teachers ask the same of you: make a choice and stick to it. Do you really think it’s healthy? I don’t. Chose a purpose in life and be committed or bust!? Let me tell you what I think finding your purpose is. And let’s start by what it’s not.
It’s not about setting goals.
This is not a race. And you can run many races in your life. Life doesn’t expect you to chose one single path till you die.
So the question is more: what kind of race are you running these days? What is it that fuels your heart each morning? Not what you loved 3 years ago, life happens and you happen to evolve, darling. So why would you want to focus on one sole purpose ?
The confusion comes also from what we may call the BIG PURPOSE and the SMALL PURPOSE. It may take a lifetime to connect to your true self, and thus to your BIG PURPOSE. As for the small purpose, which in any case is not small because it is your life story, your magic, your magnificent journey on Earth, well it takes so many forms. It’s in fact, I believe, a collection of purposes that we meet along the way. Think about it…
What’s my purpose? I ask myself this question everyday, I admit. But when I ask this question, it’s not about me finding any answer. It’s about asking an open question to the Universe with a subtitle that says: show me today how I can be the right person, at the right place, at the right moment. And it’s about letting go. About having the lightness, the humour and the humility to be of service. In the end, the beauty of it is that it’s not about you. It’s about connecting to humanity, your wonders and LOVE. How cool is that?
To not find your purpose but to connect to your true self, reach out and with my support you will find a way to shine bright.
Blissipline your life and create your well-being.
