Resolve to Find Your Purpose

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Resolve to Find Your Purpose
Mon, 01-05-2004 - 7:50am
Column By Vic Johnson
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Resolve to find your purpose this year

"Until thought is linked with purpose there is no
intelligent accomplishment." - As A Man Thinketh

In her book, Unstoppable, Cynthia Kersey writes that a
prominent psychologist asked 3,000 people, "What have you to
live for?" An amazing 94% answered by saying they had no
definite purpose for their lives - 94% percent!

With those kind of results, is it any wonder that there are
so many unhappy people in our world today?

James Allen also tells us on this subject that, "They who
have no central purpose in their life fall an easy prey to
worries, fears, troubles, and self-pity." When I was part of
the 94% without a purpose my life was constantly dark with
all types of worries, fears and troubles.

I was a ship without a rudder floating aimlessly in a raging
sea. Nothing in my life seemed to go right.

I believe we were created with a purpose in our heart, and
part of our journey here is to discern that purpose and to
act on that purpose.

Purpose puts power and excitement in our life. It keeps us
from looking at the little picture of "me" and causes us to
look at the big picture of "we."

During this time of reflection on the old year and
anticipation of the New Year, stop and spend some quality
time thinking about your purpose. Refuse to go another year
without having a stated purpose and some goals to back it
up.

The reason that most New Year's resolutions fail is they
don't connect deeply enough with our purpose and inner
person.

Stop and think about it. Losing weight is not something that
appeals to anyone, yet that's one of the most adopted New
Year's Resolutions. It should be no surprise that few people
succeed.

It is always easier to move toward something we want, rather
than trying to move away from something we don't want. When
part of our purpose is to "live a healthy life," and we've
fallen in love with that purpose, maintaining the proper
weight will come easily and naturally.

Ralph Marston, who writes The Daily Motivator, says "Your
wishes, desires, hopes, dreams, opinions, likes and
dislikes, at their very deepest level, revolve around a
purpose. You can sense it. It is there. Pay attention to the
times you really feel good about yourself. Ask yourself why
this is so? Keep asking until you touch a purpose so
fundamental it cannot be explained in any other way."

I don't know who Barry Munro is, but I recently read his
great quote on the power of purpose. "You are only as strong
as your purpose, therefore let us choose reasons to act that
are big, bold, righteous and eternal."

And that's worth thinking about.

Live With Passion!


Phyllis

Live With Passion!

Phyllis