Let’s imagine for a moment that you already have discovered your grand purpose in life. Regardless of what timeline you may be on… can you picture how wonderful life would be if you are living it with passion and purpose?
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Can you see yourself waking up each morning eager to face the new day? You’re filled with passion, zest, and energy to make a positive difference in this world with your gifts, talents, skills, knowledge, and abilities, right?
“People who live their life’s purpose pursue their dreams with fervor, put their heart into everything they do, and feel that they’re personally making a difference. ” – Frank Sonneberg
Made You Smile Back is pleased to present this enlightening article about how you can discover and find your life’s purpose. For some of you, you may already be living your life’s purpose, but did you know that life can pivot us around and we end up easily having multiple grand life purposes throughout our lifetime?
We shall explore the various meanings and nuances concerning exactly what finding your life’s purpose actually is composed of. We shall also examine how it is so important to find your purpose in life and provide several life purpose examples so you can see the bigger picture.
Finally, Made You Smile Back will show you how you can double your happiness with 5 simple ways to find your own unique and personal ‘Grand Purpose in Life’.
The search for happiness and our life’s purpose is hardwired in our DNA. It transcends age, gender, geography, vocation, and personal circumstances. But how do you achieve it?
In researching to find out the exact meaning of this often-used cliche, this is what I discovered:
According to Jayne Stevenson, author of the blog article, ‘Here’s Why You Keep On Resisting Your Life Purpose‘ in which she discusses how one can get ‘crystal clarity about passion and purpose’, she summarizes it as:
“Who you believe you are, how you relate to others, and how you engage with the world around you is directly aligned with your purpose.” — Jayne Stevenson
No matter what religion or culture or part of the world you come from, it is a universal fact and belief that every person on the planet has a life purpose.
In France, they call it, Raison d’être, which literally means the most important reason or the purpose for someone or something’s existence or “reason for being”.
In Hindu cultures, Dharma is known as the “right way of living” and “path of rightness’. It is the conventional explanation of life purpose. Going further, Dharma is the regulator of change and the principle which remains constant while change occurs; but dharma itself does not change.
The Japanese call it Ikigai, “our reason for living; meaning for life; what makes life worth living”. Ikigai is all about finding joy in life through purpose. In other words, your ikigai is what gets you up every morning and keeps you going.
And for those of us who associate themselves being devout believers of one of the three Abrahamic Religions (Judiasm, Christianity and Islam), our religious belief plays a vital role of how we feel our life’s purpose is directed. The relationship with God/Allah is interweaved into what our ‘divine purpose/intention’ in life is in regards to using the ‘talents’ or ‘gifts’ provided to us by God/Allah and using these determined strengths in helping others during our lifetime and how we treat our family, friends and strangers.
Today, we use the terms passion, purpose and life purpose interchangeably. Advice to live your passion, purpose or life purpose is pitched at you by friends, authors, celebrities, and meme makers.
The popular meaning is that passion, purpose and life purpose are emotionally based. The popular advice is that your most powerful emotions should be the guiding star that manifests your clear path forward. But is it?
Let’s pause for a moment and let’s get clearer on how you can easily find your life’s purpose in this inspirational and motivating YouTube Video:
To help our journey in determining what our own life purpose may take the form of, let’s look at some thought-provoking examples to see if any resonates with you. After all, as this video said, “your life purpose isn’t determined by your ‘brain’, it is determined by your ‘heart'”.
Although everyone is different, there are common threads that bind a life with purpose.
Why is it so important to find our purpose in life? Well, I don’t know about you, but for me, I don’t want to be a bystander at the sidelines watching everybody have a satisfying and fulfilling life while I just ‘exist day to day’! Do you? What joy is that? We all want to achieve happiness and fulfillment in our lives. It’s built-in our DNA to have meaning in our lives and stand for something, right?
“If we live an unconscious life, without purpose, life then just happens to us.” — Dr. Kate Siner
Did you know that when you are living a life on purpose, it can truly be life transformational? Here are seven compelling reasons to make the effort and do your own self-journey into determining your ‘Grand Purpose in Life‘.
Per Simon T. Bailey’s article he wrote in Success Magazine October 8, 2018, ‘What is My Purpose in Life’, to help illuminate your path as you seek your purpose, he offers this 3-step exercise he describes in his book, Release Your Brilliance, to help you discover your purpose and then design your life around it:
Ask yourself, How can I use my purpose to make a difference?—and your subconscious mind will open to the universe and its possibilities.
Actively look for answers to how you can use your purpose each day. Look for the path that you’re supposed to take. Do your research. Understand that you may have to follow a lot of rabbit trails, some of which will take you to dead ends. That’s OK; it’s all part of the process.
And keep knocking. Every single day take one small step that moves you in the direction of your purpose. Write down your goal, then break it down into smaller goals, and then even further into small, actionable steps. I promise you, these will add up quickly.
So, are you still having trouble determining what your own personal life’s grand purpose is? Made You Smile Back is not going to let you leave this blog without giving you the tools you need in order to find YOUR Life’s Grand Purpose.
Allow me to put some practicality in your search. I promise you, if you follow these five steps purposely and consciously every single day for a minimum of 21 consecutive days, I guarantee you will wake up in the not too distant future and find yourself with a serendipity ‘new feeling of life’ eager to face the new day.
You shall be filled with passion, zest, and energy to make a positive difference in this world with your gifts, talents, skills, knowledge and abilities, right? And most importantly, you will experience a level of happiness you’ve never felt before and begin to REALLY live your life with intention and purpose each day.
Now go out there and live your Life’s Grand Purpose. And once you do, you will experience a level of happiness you will never allow to leave you again! Live again! Love Life!
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Join the conversation and share your comments and thoughts below!
Your article inspires me a lot today. I was going through some challenges and started journaling and meditating, that helped me a lot. Now I will definitely do your 21-day exercise. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom.
I always think about my existence and how i can contribute to myself and others. Very well written article highlighting many deep topics.
That was very nicely described. I cannot agree more that clarity of purpose provides a greater ability in making choices. Without knowing what one wants in life, it is hard to decide if a decision is good or bad.
Maxim, thanks for your kind comments. Yes, clarity of purpose is so vital in making wiser choices.
I would love to learn more about Ikagai! It sounds super interesting. I’ll have to do some more reading, and maybe write a post about it. Sounds like something lots of people need to know!
Yes, I was pleasantly surprised with all I found out about Ikagai! Thanks for your comment!
thoughtful article. I am 68 and still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.. LOL
Linda, I’m 63 and still trying to figure it out! But I think I’m finally on the right path. I love being a blogger and author! Take Care!
Great post Beth. I love how you give the views of various cultures on the topic of finding your life purpose. The Japanese interpretation appeals to me the most. The structure of the content would act as a kind of GPS for people who feel ‘stuck’ in their lives. I also like the advice about the steps to take for 21 days to find on’e passion and purpose in life.Your amazing graphics, as always. drive home your message perfectly. Thank you for linking back to my blog.
Poovanesh, I am always appreciative of all your comments you give me. They mean alot.
Thanks for this! The one thing I’m currently working hard on every day is to continue taking small steps consistently towards my goals/dreams. I usually give up if something doesn’t happen right away. Really working on trusting the process and staying consistent.
Patricia, thank you for your comments. Yes it is important to remain consistent working towards your goals. It definitely is a process.
Nice! This is a great article to reflect about our lives and know what really is our purpose in life. I hope I could find out mine soon, thank you for your suggestions.
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Thanks so much for the positive comments. Our life purpose can change as time progresses as well.
Great article Beth with a wealth of information to help get started with finding life’s purpose. I love step 5 the joy review. I will definitely do this.
Angie, thanks for your comment. Not only the ‘Joy Review’ but a ‘Happiness Review’ as well! Many blessings.
What a wonderful article! I enjoyed reading this and learning the things you mentioned here. Thanks for putting this together and reminding everyone to find our grand purpose in life!
April, thanks for your kind words! I too really enjoyed researching this through as well and am very pleased with the results. One can find true bliss when they find their true calling in life.
This is one important topic and very nicely explained. Finding life purpose takes time but everyone realizes someday or the other. The crux is living with peace and harmony. Thank you Elizabeth.
Jamie, thank you for commenting on this blog about discovering your life’s grand purpose. Yes, it is an incredible feeling of knowing what your life purpose is and how amazing how it enables one to be so much happier and in peach ad harmony. Thanks for reading my blog!
Wow!! I’ve always been a huge fan of your blog but this article is next level!!. I think everyone needs to read this to find their purpose in life, their place in the world and to find their personal bliss. I am going to implement the 5 steps as recommended for 21 consecutive days and I can’t wait for the results. Thanks so much for writing this piece, I feel recharged with hope & possibility
Michelle, first of all thabks so much for all your kind and positive comments. They truly mean alot. Yes, even for myself, I learned a great deal while researching this topic. Did you see the video as well?
Great content! Super high-quality! Keep it up! 🙂
Thanks for the great compliment! I love writing and producing thought-provoking content for my readers.