How to Live Life with Passion and Purpose

Living every day with passion and purpose - is important to make life more meaningful, goals more achievable, life more enjoyable. Passion and purpose are the spark and fuel of what drives lives, that energizes set goals. There is the thrill, push, and excitement when you experience the passion to achieve goals, and the purpose to carry it through. Without passion, you may be able to see where you want to go but you may not necessarily have the motivation to drive you to get to where you want.

When there is a purpose, there is a direction. When there is passion, it will ignite and fuel the purpose. And the key to unlocking the passion is the purpose. It is interlinked. Without a clear purpose, lives are not directed and drifting, influenced by circumstances,  the weather or the economy.

How to live life with passion and purpose -  first , to dig deep into yourself and find your purpose. Know that you were created here with a mission that only you, uniquely you can accomplish. Take time to consider why you are here. Seek your purpose.

"Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in life has a purpose." Elizabeth Kubler- Ross

"Without a purpose in life, it's easy to get sidetracked on your life's journey. It's easy to wander and drift, accomplishing little." Jack Canfield

When we have a sense of purpose, we become focused. We are single minded. We have something to live for and our lives become more meaningful. There is a why for living. Victor Frankl has noted that those who have a reason for living survived even the harshest of life conditions over and above those who didn't. They are looking beyond the present circumstances to something bigger.

Having a purpose in life need not be profound. Purpose may stem from a talent, a hobby, an experience or a social injustice. Or a plain desire to want to do something, or leave a mark.

Generally, having a purpose is to do something that you love, or you think you can make a difference, positively. There are as many purposes as there are lives on earth.

Your purpose could be building a better life for the poor and hungry, or creating a contraption or a system or a device that will make life easier for those in your community. Or you may want to be a certain kind of person to make a difference in the world or in the lives of others. It need not be fantastic. It could be simply be, for example, a purpose to be the most understanding, firm and loving mother on earth. Or the most comical yet inspiring leader in your community.  You can create as many purposes and goals and be passionate about them when you know it will make a positive difference, beyond yourself.

" The men who build the future are those who know that greater things are yet to come, and that they themselves will bring them about. The blazing sun of hope illumines their minds they never stop to doubt. They haven't time"

By being involved in something bigger than you, you have no time to be self absorbed in the pettiness and grinds of daily life. They are small and insignificant compared to the purpose for which you came to achieve.

Unless you give yourself to some great cause, a purpose beyond yourself, you haven't really begun to fully live. Having a purpose in life will give our lives meaning, will make us feel special and more important, and will give us permission to express our hidden passion.

Most people think they have to do exceptional things to find their purpose. It is, strangely, right in front of you. You must be willing to uncover it and discover it for yourself. And to see it.

Think about what you love, what moves you. Think about what you can do to make a difference in this world. Think about how you will want to be remembered when you leave. Or what you can do to better the situation, or correct a wrong so that others need not undergo the suffering you may have undergone. Think about your talents, what comes easily to you, and how you can make your talents count and be worth it. It could be put to better use, perhaps creating better value for others and perhaps monetizing your talents.

While it is good to discover your purpose, don't worry about having a purpose that may seem silly at first. It can always be changed and refined when you discover a greater and better purpose. The idea is to practice creating a purpose you can be passionate about, and that you can make a difference in.

We all have passions and purposes, but a lot of people are afraid of pursuing it. They  may feel it to be at a great expense- of their time, their privacy, their enjoyment. It is on the contrary, more fulfilling than living a life of non-passion and non-purpose.

It doesn't have to start big. It all starts one step at a time. For instance, Abraham Lincoln didn't set out to change the world. He only wanted to do the right thing in a time when the right thing wasn't easy to discern.  Mother Teresa took care of the starving people on the streets of Calcutta , and started in a small way.

If you already have a passion and a purpose for doing something, go for it and pursue it right now. Think of the consequence if you could actually see it succeed.

If you do not have one, start now. Create a mission. Start small.

Have a mission, vision and purpose.

Dream. Visualize. Persist and succeed. .

You will be glad you did.

 

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