Your purpose isn’t some static sentence that comes to you one day while journaling.
Your purpose is a living, breathing process.
It’s the process of you continuously moving away from that which drains and diminishes you, and towards that which enlivens you. Nourishes you. Expands you.
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For the past 2 months, I started an experiment.
Throughout the day, I started saying “thank you” to every emotion that came up. After a few weeks, I added, “I love you.”
So if annoyance came up, or joy, or shame – ”thank you, I love you.”
Then I found myself saying, “thank you, I love you” not just to every emotion, but to every single situation that I encountered.
When I shut off my alarm, answered emails, talked to a friend – ”thank you, I love you.”
The practice felt sleight at first. I didn’t expect much from it.
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