Good article: The Myth of Finding Your Purpose

some excerpts an article that really spoke to me, as someone, (like me) struggled to 'find their purpose', without a lot of success, though it did set them up with a lot of guilt, which is self-defeating. Something I can relate to, but that being said, I envy those who HAVE 'found their purpose' if only in their own mind.

But here’s the rub. When our purpose is external, we may never find it. If we tie our purpose or meaning to our vocation, goal or an activity, we’re more than likely setting ourselves up for suffering down the line.

Your purpose has nothing to do with what you do. There, I said it. Your purpose is about discovering and nurturing who you truly are, to know and love yourself at the deepest level and to guide yourself back home when you lose your way. That’s it. Everything else is your burning passion, your inspired mission, your job, your love-fueled hobby, etc. Those things are powerful and essential, but they’re not your purpose. Your purpose is much bigger than that.

What if your purpose is very different than what you’ve been taught to believe.

• What if your purpose is to forgive yourself and others? And by doing so, to allow warm waves of compassion to wash over the entire planet (yourself included).
• What if your purpose is to gently heal all self-injury? And by doing so, to become a mentor and role model for others to do the same.
• What if your purpose is to release all shame and feelings of unworthiness? Just sayin'....