LIFE Wisdom with Ed Langan Demystifying Soul Purpose
“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” – Buddha
Think back to your childhood – a time when you lived for joy and fun. As children, we were eager and excited about a variety of activities, ideas, projects, and more. We were living in harmony with our higher self and soul purpose. As we grew up, we became socialized away from this by being told, “quit fooling around and pay attention,” or “there’s a time for play and there’s a time for work.” We were also told, “this is serious – life is serious,” (by the way, “seriousness” is a trait of the ego). As we learned the message that life is serious and fun things are frivolous, we lost touch with our true purpose. We were taught to move out of our hearts and into our heads. Your soul is connected to your heart. Your ego and your intellect are connected to your mind. One of the first things you can do to reconnect with your soul purpose is to get out of your head and back into your heart.
Star Nations Magazine • October 2020 • 20
Many people are looking for purpose in the form of some striking epiphany, expecting trumpets to sound from the heavens and a magnificent life path to magically appear before them. Instead, your soul purpose often manifests by cultivating the little things that you love to do. Think about people who are doing what they love. Musicians play because they love music. As that love of music flows through them, the love grows and grows. Artists create because they love art. The more they do it, the more joy and connection they feel. That’s finding your soul purpose. That’s being in alignment with your heart.
Follow Your Bliss
Joseph Campbell said it best when he said, “follow your bliss.” To start following your unique bliss and reconnecting with your purpose, try asking yourself:
What brings you joy? What would you do if you could do anything? What did you love to do as a child? What do you do that allows you to completely lose track of time?
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When you read a quote like the above, it’s easy to become overwhelmed with the thought of finding your purpose. But if we think of the word “purpose” as things that we love and enjoy, it becomes easier to wrap your head around.
