Finding Purpose in Life; Be Still and Listen

Mind Matters by Gordon Bruin

• Michelangelo's perspective on setting goals is that setting them too low and achieving them is more dangerous.
• Making a leap of faith and believing in ourselves is one of the most significant challenges we face.
• There's only one of you, and every one of us has a divine purpose. Therapy helps people find their purpose.
• Seeking guidance and purpose involves entering therapy for purpose discovery, navigating distraction and stillness, and paying attention to your deepest feelings and yearnings.
• Inner exploration and fulfillment is finding direction by paying attention within. As one gets engaged and moves, things start to open up hour by hour, day by day.
• Reflecting on actions and values is a process that comes from engaging in a process. You get one small impression, one thought, one idea, and then you follow that thought or idea, which leads to another and then another.
• In our distracted, crazy world, it's almost become taboo to consider the possibility that something might be right or wrong.
• Life's obstacles are opportunities to grow, and we can look at them as challenges to work on and overcome, or as frustrations that keep us stuck and frozen.
• There is a way out of whatever is keeping you stuck right now, but you have got to find it. No one can tell you what to do.
• Take some time away from the world to reflect on your life and listen to the still, small voice.
• Identify the major obstacles you're dealing with or avoiding right now, and be patient with yourself in the process of seeking answers.
• Patience in the Journey, nature's slow and steady process, consistent progress toward purpose, and being open to all that happens in life are important parts of finding your purpose.