Living a life with Purpose

Two decade ago I had some very different beliefs about purpose of life. I used to think purpose was something very big, like where you can achieve fame with your actions or that people notice you. The one thing that kind of defines your life, a title or a cause. But it turns out that it's so much smaller then that, and also quieter.

Then I came to understanding that yes for some people there are very specific big purpose of life but that does not apply to every single person. When I use to see people achieve big things, I felt like a void in my life and also useless about myself, thinking I am so small and doing so much unmeaningful things, like the same job and the same home management. And I always kept asking myself, what is my purpose in life. Why am I not able to do big things.

At one point I felt, I have no purpose in life and that my life is a very ordinary one. Slowly gradually I realize that purpose is not one big thing to achieve or a destination. It's about what I am doing today, like some days I need to finish the work that I have decided to do or on some days it's about taking care of someone, or in that matter even my own-self. Showing up for a friend, or doing something for someone where you will not become famous. It's the every day life that we live and most importantly how we live. Everyone cannot become Mother Teressa, but everyone can imbibe some qualities of her in their life and practice them.

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We do not always need a grand mission, what we need is a direction we can walk in today and then again tomorrow. We can do one small thing in a day and that can feel purposeful. On a given day I choose to visit an old age home and spend time with the old people out there and at the end of the day feel good about it. On another day I can just be busy attending my home matters and taking care of my loved ones and feel good about it, On a certain day I might just choose to pamper myself and feel good about myself. It's about the little things that we do everyday and feel meaningful about it.

Every day it's not possible to wake up with fire in our belly. For me it's about creating something more then what I consume, being useful to people I love, and making sure that wherever my presence is I leave it a little better with my energy.

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