I’VE LOST MY PURPOSE
By Judith Parker Harris
Block 52: Purpose-hiding obstacles. Buster: Realize that obstacles do not exist to hide your purpose, but to reveal your purpose by irritating you into action.
In this great country we live in, The United States of America, which I submit has become the United States of Anger, I see a lot of people walking around without a purpose. You might also describe them as “off point.” Everybody is stewing about the economy, terrorism, lack of leadership, healthcare, multiple wars, lack of jobs, and loss of just about everything. What do all of these things have in common? They leave the person experiencing the “block” feeling helpless, and perhaps even hopeless.
What is the antidote to feeling helpless and hopeless? A sense of purpose. What is your purpose? You could even have several – a business purpose, family purpose, relationship purpose, world purpose. Can you think of one or many?
Let me give you an example of how an obstacle can obliterate your purpose until you embrace the obstacle. For at least two years now I have been resenting social media. Why do I have to do it? How can I keep up with all those people? Who cares about me? It’s a waste of time. There must be a better way. I can whine all I want about social media, but all it does is leave me feeling helpless and hopeless in the face of a communication movement that will leave me behind if I don’t get involved. My obstacle was fear of social media, and I was completely irritated. I busted the helpless, hopeless, irritated obstacle by embracing social media. I enrolled in selfgrowth.com’s Social Media University. By embracing my so-called enemy, I found my purpose, to “Bust Life Blocks,” and help as many people as possible find the secret to living a BlockBuster life. The result is, I am writing more, coaching more, creating more product and finding new audiences because I’m clear about my purpose – all due to embracing my so-called enemy, social media.
Now, you try it. What irritates you right now? (I call that a block) Are you mad about terrorism, about the healthcare bill, about the economy? Express your anger, be specific, and find your block, the one that leaves you helpless and hopeless.
OK, now what is your purpose regarding this block? What can you do to move into a position of power, of action, of answers? Get more information, take an action such as writing to a government representative, join a political action committee, change your career, deal with some personal issues? Make sure that the decisions you make every day reflect who you are, what you believe in and the goals you have set for yourself. If the people and activities in your life do not reflect your purpose, you may need to take a second look.
My business purpose is to help people break through thoughts and emotions that keep them stuck in habits, patterns and routines they’d like to change. My purpose in life is the Golden Rule, and my purpose in love is to come together with my soul mate as two whole people whose union makes our world a better place.
I submit that when we all spend more time on purpose rather than on our pet peeves, the world will be full of solutions in progress.
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