“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”
George Bernard Shaw
Everyone wants to make a difference, but how do you recognize your calling and your purpose in life?
Your calling is WHAT you have been called to do. You are good at it, time flies when you’re doing it, and you may be lucky enough to earn your living at it. It may be different from your job,(surveys show that 80 percent of people are unhappy at their jobs).
You know deep inside what your calling is. No one else can tell you what it is. There is no list of callings, because you are unique, and your calling may not exist until you create it.
Your purpose is WHY you are here. You don’t need to find your purpose, says spiritual teacher Caroline Myss, because it isn’t lost, it has always been with you; you only need to recognize it. It’s something only you can do – It may be something you already do well, and don’t realize it, like being a mom.
Eckhart Tolle says: you have to “awaken” to your life’s purpose. Your purpose involves serving yourself and others in some way. It is letting the power come through you like a light, and it is an “awakened doing with great presence.” And, only you know what it is that is shining through you.
You will use your special talents and gifts to contribute to the world. and will greatly enjoy doing what is your true purpose, says Eckhart, “and it is not based on desire, or an egoic means to an end, it is totally based on enjoyment”. He says it’s not simply “doing”, but “awakened doing” that will bring great presence into your everyday life.
There is a lot of inner power when you recognize what you are supposed to do and why you are here.