The central theme of the posts here at Dreamsmith is on creating a life you love...and in our do-do-do culture, a lot of the discussion centres around what you choose to do for a living. Doing meaningful work that lights you up seems to be the Holy Grail that many of us (yours truly included) are seeking and striving towards.
Last year I even pulled together the Do What You Love Telesymposium as one way to help you discover the secrets and 'tricks of the trade' for getting to that Holy Grail, as described by the good folks who were part of the panel.
Feeling on purpose in your life is definitely one of the ingredients in the optimal living recipe, whether you're working inside the home or out; it's certainly part of my own personal holistic health plan. Yet I was reminded again recently of a principle of purposeful living that's even more important than what you do...it's the principle of who you are. Showing up in your world with kindness and love in your heart, regardless of where you show up and what you're about to do there, makes all the difference in how you perform the tasks at hand, and in how you influence the people you come into contact with.
What you do will change throughout the course of your life...but who you are in any of those roles is much more important than the role itself. Reminding ourselves that we are human beings and not human doings is one way to keep this idea top of mind.
Dr. Wayne Dyer reminds us in his book, The Power of Intention, that '...living your life on purpose...<is> not something you find; it's how you live your life serving others, and bringing purpose to everything you do." (italics mine).
Are you aware of the ways in which 'what you do' every day is serving others? And with this inner acknowledgement of the beneficial ways you give of yourself in service to others, what would it be like to be more mindful of bringing purpose to everything that you do?
We all have gifts and talents that we share with the world. Whether it's calculating column totals on a spreadsheet, repairing someone's leaky faucet, preparing a healthy meal for your family or sharing words of wisdom with an audience of one or one thousand, when we view our roles as a gift of service to others and as a humble honour to perform, we can express those gifts and talents with a sense of purpose and meaning.
Being mindful of the fact that the tasks we perform every day - in some way large or small - are helping and contributing to the lives of others helps us to perform those tasks with love and with purpose.
So to find your purpose, remember: simply bring purpose to everything you do.