#101 ·
David Kern14 said:I’m gonna pray to God for you at the cross, just hoping you stay doing alright.
As if I haven't been praying for you for a long time already! 😉
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How do you find your purpose in life?
How do you find your purpose in life?
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As if I haven't been praying for you for a long time already! 😉
#103 ·
northernlynx7 said:🙂 That’s beautiful and true. But what if I still don't know what I actually love, or what if I never even figure it out? Jesus. It's enough to drive you crazy.😵 This follows up on that "boredom" thread. *shrugs*
Just sit down and actually think about it. Grab a notepad and a pen and force yourself to write out a list of at least 20 things you want to do before you kick the bucket. Then tear through it. Add stuff, cross stuff out—eventually, you'll hit a moment where you can say, "Okay,
this is what I want to do for the rest of my life."
#104 ·
Brian Moore2 said:The whole point of being alive is to spend your time doing what you actually love and what brings you joy; anything else is just a complete waste of time 🙂
Short, sweet, and simple.😘
I totally agree.
I went through this phase where I was obsessively searching for my "purpose," but I didn't realize I was actually losing myself in the process. Turns out, I probably already had that "purpose"—I just didn't know how to recognize it.
Conclusion: stop chasing things, even if it's the search for meaning itself.
It’s a dangerous rabbit hole.😠
#105 ·
Let me offer a little more perspective on this:
When was the last time you actually looked at yourself in the mirror and truly saw who you are?
When was the last time you even attempted to wiggle your ears?
When was the last time you tried to move your toes one by one?
When was the last time you rolled your eyes—not in annoyance, but actually moving them in every direction, shifting your focus from something far away to something close up without breaking your gaze?
When was the last time you picked a single muscle in your body and tried to isolate it, just to see if you could make it contract on its own?
When was the last time you simply sat still and followed the flight of a bird with your eyes?
When was the last time you actually looked at yourself in the mirror and truly saw who you are?
When was the last time you even attempted to wiggle your ears?
When was the last time you tried to move your toes one by one?
When was the last time you rolled your eyes—not in annoyance, but actually moving them in every direction, shifting your focus from something far away to something close up without breaking your gaze?
When was the last time you picked a single muscle in your body and tried to isolate it, just to see if you could make it contract on its own?
When was the last time you simply sat still and followed the flight of a bird with your eyes?
#106 ·
Honestly, people don't really live for themselves anymore. Most folks are just living for everyone else—especially their kids—and if you ask me, that’s a total mistake...
Because once you start living for someone else, finding any real sense of purpose becomes impossible. They basically become your whole world, and you end up losing who you actually are in the process.
Because once you start living for someone else, finding any real sense of purpose becomes impossible. They basically become your whole world, and you end up losing who you actually are in the process.
#107 ·
Robert Sanders3 said:Honestly, people don't really live for themselves anymore. Most folks are just living for everyone else—especially their kids—and if you ask me, that’s a total mistake...
Because once you start living for someone else, finding any real sense of purpose becomes impossible. They basically become your whole world, and you end up losing who you actually are in the process.
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but that’s precisely the point—for them, the whole reason for being is their children 😍
it all comes down to satisfaction 😁
whereas my view is that meaning comes from when a person finds satisfaction, and once that satisfaction is met, then one is truly happy. 😬
#108 ·
Robert Sanders3;9878175 said:People don't live for themselves anymore; they mostly live for others, especially their kids. I don't think that's right... because if you live for someone else, it becomes impossible to find your own purpose. They become your entire meaning, and you lose your true self./QUOTE]
See, this is what I find most dangerous.
Losing your true self—your essence, your core, whatever you want to call it—just because of someone or something else...
Living for yourself—and living on your own terms —is the way to go, provided you aren't hurting anyone else in the process. That’s what the meaning of life is to me.😘
#109 ·
Does life actually need some grand purpose? Honestly, things just keep moving... whether there's a point to it all or not.
#110 ·
I honestly think the whole point of living is just loving people. Maybe that sounds naive—but I’m only truly happy when I'm around the people I care about. It doesn't even have to be a crowd. Or it's when I lose myself in some genius music, or a stunning view... petting my dog, holding a kid's hand... that's where the spark comes from for me. It's what makes me look at the world with tears in my eyes because everything is just so beautiful. I try not to focus on the hate. Honestly, I go out of my way to avoid anything that fills me up with negativity. It isn't easy, obviously. And wouldn't it be incredibly dull if we actually knew the exact purpose of our existence? If we did, it wouldn't even feel like living. But that's another conversation entirely.
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