My Chaotic Mess When I first began exploring mindfulness, I wasn’t sure what I was looking for. Life had become a series of unfortunate events, each one piling on top of the last, creating an unmanageable weight. From the trauma of an assault that led to a forced abortion to the heartbreak of a four-year relationship that never led to marriage, I felt like I was constantly spiraling. The weight of a marriage that ultimately fell apart, losing custody of my children, struggling with mental health, and battling through health and work-related endurance issues—everything felt overwhelming. During these times, I found myself in need of tools—tools to help me manage, to cope, and to regain some control back. Mindfulness became one of the most invaluable practices I embraced. And through my journey, I discovered several resources that provided tangible relief: therapy, self-help groups, psychotherapy, counseling, and, yes, mindfulness tools. A Personal Journey Through Pain and Healing My pat...
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Finding Your Purpose.
Many people struggle with finding their purpose. We struggle in finding the value of what we are doing. We question ourselves, why am I even doing this?
Finding your purpose in life is way bigger than that.
If you struggle to see the value of what you are doing, you get stuck in the situation and you feel hopeless. You are constantly dragging yourself, forcing yourself to face the situation you are in.
I hate my job. Life is bigger than this. Why am I even here? Right?
You have to feed yourself, you need shelter, you need clothing and you live in a community of sorts. You can get a job or you can run off somewhere that you can grow your food, weave your cloth and build your own house.
Having a job is of value so you can get your necessities.
Finding your purpose? What's your purpose, your true calling?
Your job is not your life's purpose, it's just a valuable set of skills to be able to get your necessities. It doesn't define who you are as a person. If your necessities are basic, any paying job would suffice but if your wants for your necessities is greater, you'll need something that pays higher.
Any good Muslim, would say that their true calling in life is to do good, be good and ultimately they are here in this world to worship God. Ultimately, their calling is to serve God. This is just a temporary world.
Yes, this is true.
What's your purpose for humanity? Why are you place in this world?
Some people lived their life as a mere guide. Some people are here as a lesson to others. Some people advocate for different causes. Some people are here to be of service to others. Some people are just here as a mercy from God to their parents because of their filial pity to their parents.
Your purpose in life can be simple, you don't have to change the world.
Your purpose in life is your mission in life.
When you understand your purpose, only than you can set up yourself to your life's mission.
Sometimes, what you do for a living doesn't necessarily have to be in line with your mission. You could be a condo cleaner, but you also regularly volunteer to do music therapy for children with trauma.
Sometimes, you feel that you are only a cleaner, what good can I do? Plenty actually. If you are a condo cleaner, you'll often chance upon the good stuff. The sewing machine that you found, can be cleaned up and donated to a single mother who'll use it to do clothing alteration and earn money. The old denim jeans can be collected to be donated to impoverish communities. You could even recycled the old denims into bags and donate it to volunteer organizations who'll sell these to raise funds for those who needs it. The washing machine you found could help an elderly couple who needs it because they have nobody to depend on.
Your mission is as simple as that. To be good to others.
We often struggled with the void in our lives. We feel empty. If you could only pause, see value in what you do and the potential of what you can do, you'll never face this void.
Question yourselves, what is this void that I am feeling?
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This is a light- hearted take on life, not an in-depth discussion, and certainly it's not meant to ridicule other people's perspective. I've come out from the deepest end in life and I know what it feels like to be in bad situations.
Read my blog post, where I share my personal story and decide to be my own hero.
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