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Find Your Purpose In Meaning
Simple Ways to See Yourself In a Different Light
Understanding the difference between your life purpose and the meaning of life is a journey that varies for each of us. It’s fair to say that most of us seem to be searching for purpose. What we really seek is meaning.
Phil Stutz, the so-called “psychiatrist to the stars” including Jonah Hill, writes, “The meaning of life, with all its pain, becomes comprehensible when you realize that you go out into the world to develop a relationship with yourself.”
In other words, your life purposes is experiencing everything, being grateful for it all, and transforming yourself through your suffering.
The Purpose Journey
Your purpose is your mission, a unique path that you carve out based on your passions, talents, and values. It’s what you feel compelled to do, your role in the world.
Purpose is often action-oriented, driving you towards specific goals or accomplishments.
Mark Twain once said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
