More on aligning with our purpose

More On Aligning With Our Purpose

Lately, I feel like I’ve been shot out of a cannon.  I’ve written about one’s purpose.  I’ll share a little bit more on aligning with our purpose here.

Even as I type this post my keyboard can’t keep up with me and I have to keep pausing for the cursor to catch up.  I’m conflicted between wanting faster Internet, but not wanting to give Verizon more of my money.

Along with feeling things are moving at the speed of light, are the inevitable growing pains associated with me being ok with being different.

I’m coloring outside the lines and some days I own that, and some days I feel awkward and weird and weird (I know I typed that twice).  There are gazillions of people out there talking and writing about the very thing I’m talking about and writing about.  We’re all doing our thing, each of us resonating with different people, as it should be.   But it’s clear that this line of work is not attracting approval from everyone who knows me.  It isn’t mainstream.

As we step into our purpose, we may feel equal parts of feeling excited and scared.

It’s understandable that along the way we’re in need of a kind word, occasional words of encouragement.  However, we can’t control receiving encouragement.  It’s common that once many approve, more follow.  Safety in numbers.  I assume that after writing a book and/or giving a TEDtalk I’d probably receive more approval and support. But the funny thing is, by then I won’t need the encouragement.  At some point, each of us will learn to stop looking for approval from outside of ourselves.

When aligning with our purpose we’re stretching ourselves.

Funny, we get impressed about where people work, what their titles are, how monetarily successful they are, if they’re published, what they drive, where they live, how they dress.  Meanwhile, we’re missing the magnificent that we pass on the sidewalk every single day.  There’s the musician working at Trader Joe’s, or the folks we meet at social events, that seem so ordinary, just like us.  But, just like us, they’re amazing and they’re standing right in front of us.

Maybe we should all wave while jumping up and down shouting “I’m right here!  I’m a magnificent human being…do you see it too?!”

You see yesterday, I had a gigantic moment.  I joined a group of ladies for a friend’s birthday and was asked what I do or if I was retired.  Answering her I said I talk about spirituality, about looking to ourselves for the change we want for ourselves and the world.  And then, it felt so good to say that, I kept going.  I kept talking as several faces politely listened to me.  It’s as though I gave myself a get out of jail card purging many decades of holding back.  I then told them my other idea because evidently I wasn’t done sharing.

We all have these moments that are big for us but others couldn’t possibly know because the moment is ours, not theirs.

Individuality.  More on aligning with our purpose.

Do you ever feel you or your interests are unusual?  If you’re reading this and you color outside the lines too, good!  Don’t stop.  Don’t hold back.  Be yourself, and show other people what it looks like to think differently. See how that pays off in unimaginable beautiful ways.  And not everyone colors outside the lines and that’s ok too.

The more on aligning with our purpose is that we should all be ourselves unapologetically.

For me, I now recognize when I’m experiencing a growth spurt.  No one else may recognize it.  But it shows up and I’m good with it and with all the vulnerable feelings that come along with it.  Stretching is always a challenge, but it gets easier until the next challenge shows up.

It’s exciting to be in a space of growth rather than being stuck.

Worry less what others think and enjoy who you are and what you’re creating.

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