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Tips on Finding a Purpose to Live

Midlife crisis, young, older people no matter the age that needs to find purpose to life.

Tags: accomplishments, dreams, goals
icon1 Published by Margaret Ladner in Christianity on July 2, 2009 | 2 responses

 There are people all over the world that might be asking, “What do I do now? With the many problems that often occur like economy, mid-life crisis, health, divorce, education, many are getting to the point of giving up. If you or someone you know that are experiencing these thoughts or maybe at a troublesome time in their life ,and you feel like there are no solutions to the problems here are a few suggestions:

Now is the time to really take a look at what you want out of life. Ask yourself these questions.

  • Have you accomplished everything you always wanted to do?
  • Do you have the career you’ve always wanted?
  • What about your activities? Do you get to truly do the things you enjoy?
  • Am I the person I always wanted to be?
  • Do you feel like there are no way out of your situation and you are really stuck , no where to go?
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If the answers were all the latter, maybe it’s time for a change.Yes, we can make a change, but we need new directions. As a child,  do you remember dreaming of things that was so wonderful? Dreaming was just a part of everyday life. Some people call it daydreaming.Yet as a person gets older, sometimes dreams often gets shifted  and takes a backseat.  Don’t get discouraged!  You can still do what you always wanted to do.It’s never too late , no matter what your age is, maybe to bring back those dreams that you once dreamed of and thought you could never find the time to do, you might just need a purpose on doing it.

These are a few tips that might be helpful in finding your purpose and redirecting your life before just giving up. Never give up, we have too much that we can do!

Having a Passion

Having a passion and embrace your dreams!Ask yourself what makes you happy?

Think about what joys you have or what brings you joy,then try and focus on that feeling of the contentment to help push yourself past the problems and the bumps in the road that normally gets in between you and your goals,passion does give us a purpose to strive harder to get things we never thought we could do before or even possible.

Possibilities – Don’t Limit Yourself!

You can achieve almost anything you set your mind to and quit listening to that negative voice that tells you that these things are impossible to do. Get a vision of a different future where your dreams will come true…get a made- up mind and an open mind you can turn things around and start taking steps to make your dreams come true and they will become a reality. If you are living a christian life, the word tells us we can do all things through him that strengthens us. Have faith that your dreams will soon fall into place.

Presence

Pay attention to any opportunities ! Dreams opens up to possibilities…. pay attention to any signs showing you how to achieve your dreams.Once you get the vision,and you can start dreaming again and are on the mind, you’ll start seeing more and more ideas of opportunities that you might have missed before.Follow the directions, follow your dreams.

Practice

Practice do make things perfect.It takes efforts to make a dream or dreams to come true.For example, if you wanted to be a dancer, you would have to train to be one.Anything you start, you need to know the skills to be and do a good job. Writing , singing, nursing, teacher, mentor ,artist, whatever the dream is, talent alone sometimes is not enough,you have to keep your skills sharp through practice in order to accomplish what you want in life.

Persistence – Please Don’t Quit and Give It Up

When the going gets tough, people tend to want to just give it up but if you are persistent and stick with the plan to the  end it  will pay off .It is so easy to give up and say “Forget it, I will never do that.”Don’t give up on what you want .If you are not having much progress as you would like, take a moment to re-examine your goals and dreams and see if there is another direction you can choose to make it better, We all make mistakes but these are learning steps. We learn through trail and error.

Remember once you find your purpose, Praying and letting God help and have control, only then you can put your dreams into action. Through faith , we do not have to battle it alone, we have a friend, you will have the strength to accomplish any of the dreams once dreamed that we alone did not think was possible. 

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2 Responses to “Tips on Finding a Purpose to Live”

  1. Elizabeth Abbott says:
    July 1, 2009 at 4:48 am

    Thankyou so much for sharing. I have been uplifted by your words. Just what I needed today. Composed well. Liz

  2. Margaret Ladner says:
    July 1, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    Thanks, Elizabeth May God bless!

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