A clear purpose helps us navigate both the difficult challenges we might be facing and the new opportunities that want to emerge. Many of us might feel confused and overwhelmed by the current situation and some might have even lost their sense of purpose or what they thought that was. The best medicine in these circumstances is pausing so we can listen a bit more deeply.
“We call it ‘finding your own true north’ like on a compass. In production-driven societies, we're tricked into believing that true north is outside of us. ” - Julia Butterfly Hill
If you are looking outside yourself to figure out if this is the right job, the right house, the right relationship, the right course, I am asking you to stop and pause so you can listen to your own inner whisper. The world made you believe that you are not wise, that you need to do more or, that you have to struggle before you can get some answers. It does not have to be that way, your true north is inside you, listen to it!
What gets in the way then? Going within scares us for many reasons: the unknown for example. And what if we discover that we are not who we have told ourselves to be? What if we discover something that we do not like? What if we change and the world doesn’t like us anymore?
There is wisdom within us we don’t tap into because we do not know how to pause and listen. Why is now any different? Now, that a change, bigger than those changes we resist to, has happened to all of us, now, that we are forced to pause and listen more deeply, we have to take responsibility and connect with our inner wisdom if we want to change and come out of this crisis transformed into more human and more purposeful beings.
The shared purpose that connects all of us to me is the fundamental purpose of life: evolution. We mistake purpose with our jobs but when we connect with life’s evolution (which is not only growth) we realise that our true purpose is to be fully alive.
Pay attention to what brings you alive and play with it. We all desire fulfilment and completeness. They are fundamental human needs, when not fulfilled there cannot be any evolution.
Let me ask you a question: “What happens when there is no sense of purpose? We feel separated from life, life itself is sucked out of us and our actions have no interest in preserving or protecting life (forget about evolution). Tap into your life force and imagine a life experience where everyone is aligned with their own purpose. How can you create for yourself and others that experience? Be curious, use your imagination and intuition. How it looks like? Listen to the whisper that emerges from within and that creates the fabric of the experience. Sketch it out, write a poem, dance it out…give it a voice!
Engage in a dialogue that goes beyond planning and hustling, it might surprise you with an a-ha moment. We are so focused on looking outside of us for answers that, we have forgotten that our bodies, our hearts have something to say and know things that guide us closer to our purpose.
This poem “Time and Purpose ” from The Whisper is my poetic gift to you.
For more insights on purpose I have written on “How To Find Your North Star“ and on “The Dilemma Of Impact Or Profit”.
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