Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Life Purpose, and the Role of Healing/Loving Self within that


So, here's my understanding of how a human being is built, and hence, what the purpose of our life is.

1. There is a soul, a tiny pinpoint of divine flame, in our hearts. This is what we mean by life and consciousness. By its very existence, it affirms interconnection. We are all part of a larger fire of aliveness, which scientifically matches how we understand the universe - generated from a Big Bang, a fireball essentially.

2. Our bodies encase our souls, so we are living temples. Every day, we wash and clean the temple externally, we offer food for nourishment. Because we are also a vehicle for the soul, we treat it in ways that fuel a machine too. Recharging batteries by rest, water, food, and mobility is a part of our function and aliveness.

3. We are not here to live the body, the body is here as a vehicle for the soul's purpose. So, our purpose in life is embedded in the soul. It's already in there, we may or may not consciously be aware (yet), but because it's there and it's our essence, it reveals itself in our natural talents & gifts, what some people call aptitude.

4. What we are here to do and be matches what the world needs from us.  Living our purpose gives us an outlet for own creative energies, and it is a necessary & beautiful cog in the universal wheel. I often hesitated at the thought of indulging my creative desires, but they were deep yearnings, which I felt compelled to follow and release into the world, without which I felt backed up and stagnant.  When I am living using all my gifts, I am flowing with life and able to offer more creative thinking and expansive energy to all that I do, even things that are simply necessary or chores. Sharing our gifts rounds us out, so we are acting in more whole ways.

5. In order to live fully and to contribute the best of our essence, we all need to heal in an ongoing manner. Just like being free as a child is full of playing and falling down and exploring and getting hurt and learning about the world, so it is being a human of any age. We live, we learn, things happen, we have accidents, we make mistakes, other people are living and learning too, and through all our interactions we each have things to heal from - each of which serve a learning purpose. Fortunately, because the soul can never be harmed, everything else can be unlearned or released and re-learned in new ways. Healing is inevitable because we are already whole, always and forever. So, our inner wisdom guides our emotional, mental, physical and spiritual healing, our journey towards becoming pure light.  What we can consciously do to support the journey is listen to our inner selves, and respond accordingly, to the best of our ability. This process involves a LOT of people and requires a lot of support.

6. As we heal, we grow. We grow in all possible ways. Our hearts are bigger, stronger, more flexible muscles. We can open more, we can do more, we can receive more, we can follow the guidance we receive, we have greater capacity to learn new things. All of these abilities enhance our life-purpose fulfillment. We are able to recover more fluidly from setbacks, and we can do all this while retaining our glowing essence. This process evolves us as human beings, and that's the greater purpose of living - living our full potential, recovering our full humanity, and offering something that makes the world better. We love ourselves, we love the world, we work to heal and beautify our home, and it loves and nourishes us back. We have received, we continue to give.... the cycle of life is an expanding spiral.

7. Loving ourselves is an important part of this recipe. It is not selfish, it is our responsibility, and a part of our contribution to offer the best possible version of ourselves to the world. Nobody else can do that for us, and everybody feels the impact if we don't do that work on ourselves. Loving ourselves is similar to a parent loving a child - taking care of basic needs but also moral and emotional development, living by our values, taking feedback and self-improvement work, playing, laughing, and building good friendships.


Thank you to everyone who has been offering so much insight and clarity to me, as I have been deep in life-purpose questions. I offer this blog post from all of those learnings, and with gratitude for your wisdoms and sharing.




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