Have you discovered your "purpose?"

[Aurora63]

Maybe I'm on the boards too late, or it's just me with too much time on my hands this winter break, but I am sitting here wondering what my life's purpose is. It absolutely is not my career...I like what I do to a point, but I am not opposed to changing someday.

It cannot, will not be shopping! Even though that is what I do with most of my free time.

I don't have children yet, maybe that will be part of it, but in the meantime, what is it?

I don't think I am alone in feeling this way...I guess we all go through these moments where you question what your purpose is... ...for along time I have been secure in thinking my purpose was to live a life where I strived to do my best...now, I'm not so sure...this must be too much time alone this week.

Anyway, just musing out loud, I think the DIS is a good place for that. Totally bored tonight too. Thanks for listening.

 

[bettyann29]

I honestly used to feel that way until I had children.. I wondered why I was put here.. and I truly believe it was to have my children.. I feel that each person has worth and is meant to be here for a certain reason.. I really think my kids will go on to do great things and without me being here, they wouldnt be here either and those great things never would happen.. I look forward to finding out just what they are..

I had a horrible car accident when I was 19 which was a few years before I had DD15 and I could easily have died.. I spent many weeks in ICU and had to learn to walk again but I truly believe I didnt die because I needed to be here..

 

[sweet angel]

Nope, I have not discovered my purpose yet.

 

[BillSears]

I think I found my purpose this year. I've decided it's to go to WDW as many times as I can...

Actually I don't think I have a purpose just goals. I set my goals, try to acheive them and then set more goals. Right now I'm working on getting debt free and dropping about 10 pounds. Well those and the Disney trip thing.

 

[jimmiej]

I think I knew it all along, but only recently could put it succinctly. My purpose is two-fold:

-Love God.
-Love others.

Everything else is just details.

 

[ADisneygirl]

Just like in my favorite movie It's A Wonderful Life, every man's life has meaning and purpose. We often don't see all that we are to others. I truly believe this.

Personally, I think one of the most important reasons for my being here was to have my beautiful children. The world needs more people like them.

 

[goofyforlife]

No purpose here either....

I do know I'm a half orphan...

My dad left us a year after dsis was born and really had no part in our lives since.... (of course he is a part of my stepmonster's kids lives which really hurts me.)

i have worked at a couple different career paths and I haven't found anything that i am truly passionate about.

i do know i love disney and plan to use the remaining 47 years on my DVC points... Is that a purpose?

 

[tiggersmom2]

I truly believe that my life's purpose is to be a Mom. I know it sounds corny but there is nothing I do better.

 

[klmall]

As I get older I often think about this and having almost finshed raising our son and about to retire my life must be about being a good wife and mother and helping others through my teaching and work in Scouting.

Funny thing is most of these things have given me such pleasure that I can't believe they have been my purpose! Can't be that good!

 

[bettyann29]

I think I found my purpose this year. I've decided it's to go to WDW as many times as I can...

I like that purpose..

 

[klmall]

Me too! WIsh my DH did also!

 

[Aurora63]

Thank you all for responding. Glad to know I'm not alone in this.

 

[Lassie Lynne]

I often too have wondered the same thing about myself, I think all of us at one time or another do.

I have touched many peoples lives, but truly, if I had not been born, not many lives would have been that different (you have to accept this on fact only, but it really is so in my case) ........except for one set of people and I truly do think that I was specifically put on this earth to be a companion to my grandmother after my grandfather died and to carry on their memories. I am now working on some family history I hope to turn into a book in their memory as a tribute to them. I know it sounds corny, but hey, emotions are sometimes

 

[barkley]

i dont know-there are lots of times i question weather i have any purpose on earth at all-then there are times when i realize or have been told that what i never have considered a remotly consequential action on my part impacted someone else. so i question even more if my 'purpose' is something i should even be aware of and pursue-or just allow to happen.

 

[Sheree Bobbins]

Rick Warren, the minister of Saddleback Church, wrote a best-seller "The Purpose-Driven Life" in which he shows the biblical argument (and it is strongly positive) that we each have a purpose on earth.

I never questioned my purpose when I was a nurse, or a church organist and music director and mother. But my world shattered 2 months ago when my husband and father of 2 children walked out on us. Now I am 48 with the rest of my life to find a new purpose. It is daunting.

 

[Aidensmom]

I don't think I have one big purpose, I think I have a lot of little ones.

Think about things that happen in your life, even mundane little day to day things....if you didn't do a specific thing, how would things be different? If you really think about it, a lot of little ordinary things we do have a great impact on others and on particular situations.

 

[alanapapa]

Without getting too Religous, and I do not want to offend anybodys belief or values, but I believe that God put us here for a reason and we all have specific things to do. I also believe that these can and do change. What makes us different is not our skills but our choices (to paraphrase Dumbledore talking to Harry). As our choices affect us and those around us, the things we need to do change. I firmly believe that God uses our choices and situations. I hope you find your purpose.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

i haven't found my purpose yet either.

there's nothing really that i'm that GREAT at. i can't draw, i can't sing, i'm not good with computers.

i can write.....but i hate doing it. it takes too long. and i can dance, but how far is that going to get me??

 

[minkydog]

I guess my purpose in life is to take care of my children and husband. I have two kids who struggle in this life--one is bipolar, the other severely mentally ********. Each has had a tough row to hoe. Then DH became disabled 3yrs ago with a heart/lung disorder. The three of them require a lot of management and physical energy; my purpose in life is to manage their health, be faithful and positive, and to prepare each of the kids for whatever their future holds.

 

[bevtoy]

I have found that my purpose changes constantly with my life changes.