Envisioning Purpose through Meditation By Cecilia B. Loving*
One of the most important questions that we can ask ourselves is “what is my purpose?” Only an understanding of purpose will make us healthy, will provide a foundation in difficult times, and will give us the courage to be our best even when we are challenged. This is an opportunity to pause and reflect on your purpose. Once discerned—our purpose will reward us with the greatest understanding of who we are and the strongest sense of well-being that we could ever desire. Your purpose, that prophetic call felt in your mind, heart and soul before you were formed in the womb, is the most powerful aspect of your being. Your purpose or higher calling is a voice of strength, giving you faith; a voice of deliverance, reminding you of your freedom; a voice of power, guiding you with grace; and a voice of love, leading you with vision regardless of worry, doubt or fear. Your purpose says, “you got this,” even when your inner critic tries to doubt you, even when haters and naysayers try to deter you, nothing can derail you from your purpose. No matter what, discern and stay connected to your purpose. If you are trying to figure out what it is, know that your purpose is a call that no one can stifle, even when others try to undermine it. No one else’s opinion matters. As Terry Cole Whitaker says, what others think of you is none of your business. In "Mindfulness Redesigned for the Twenty-First Century: Let’s Not Cage the Hummingbird: A Mindful Path to Resilience," Dr. Amit Soot says regardless of our individual goals and desires, at its core, our purpose is to develop universal compassion for others. In other words, our calling or greater purpose is not merely to satisfy our egos but exists to serve something larger than ourselves. Our purpose is a call to our deep inner meaning and truth that is both individual and collective, for us as well as others. In order to recognize your purpose, you must not merely hear your calling but respond to it. One of the ways that you cultivate a deeper connection to purpose is when you are calm, relaxed, and focused, which is achieved in silence. You can leave your daily stress, worry, threat, blame, and shame of the brain or at least be able to observe your thoughts by various practices of mindfulness or meditation. This is important because despite our evolution to what we call a civilized state, our brains still function, at times, in primitive survival mode.
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