This week Eric asked us to write about our life purpose. Do you know what yours is? Mine is really clear to me, in hindsight it has been there all along (though I didn't always know how to explain it as clearly as I do now).
In this post he posed this question:
"If you had to summarize your purpose in life in one sentence, what would it be and why?"
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Ready for my one sentence?
It's really short.
Ready?
To teach.
It's always been to teach.
I don't think it's because my parents were teachers (though I'm sure that helped me see it).
I think it's because there was something in me from the very beginning of this life that helped me see what people needed to learn and gave me the ability to explain things simply.
I'm good at explaining the same thing in different ways.
I'm good at using metaphors to link new concepts to things people already know, thereby creating a bridge for them.
And I love how much it empowers other people when I teach them how to do something instead of just doing it for them.
Now, could I just teach about anything and be happy?
Probably not.
I've tried teaching many things over the years. If the skills or knowledge I imparted were genuinely useful to that person at that time, it still brought me satisfaction.
There has been such a variety of topics I've shared with others over the years.
I've taught English to speakers of other languages.
I've taught swimming to young children.
I've taught people of many ages how to read a map.
In fact, I'm sure I could probably list out 100 different things I've taught. Since I was old enough to speak, I've taught my younger siblings how to do many things, including how to ride a bike.
I've taught very young through to almost adult children how to communicate better when on school camps.
I've taught adults how to rock climb, abseil and safely jump off rocks into deep water inside canyons, as well as how to make their heavy backpacks feel slightly less terrible when carrying them long distances :P
It's fun to think about the wide range of things I've taught people over the years. In fact, I'm sure I could easily turn this into a five thousand word post instead of the 500-word post it's likely to be :P
But what I love teaching the most is skills and knowledge that helps people to be themselves.
This used to be the banner I used for my business pages for a long time. I no longer remember the name of the photographer but this was a paid photo session I did when I was living on the island of Bali, Indonesia. Pretty, hey?
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To that end, in my business I teach my clients and students about their energetic design they were given at birth using a tool called "Human Design".
I pair this with the knowledge I have about how to decondition (release old subconscious and unconscious programming that is detrimental to them being their most authentic self) and teach them why this is important and how to do it.
If this is something that interests you, tell me in the comments below and I can point you to resources for you to get started. You don't need to learn it from me but if you're determined to "be who you came here to be" and "do what you came here to do" then, I think, learning this stuff is essential.
And that is all!
If you'd like to participate in this memoir monday initiate check out this link for all the details. As far as weekly questions go, Eric's requirements are pretty easy to follow so if you're new to Hive (or an "old hand" but short on time) I'd encourage you to check it out.
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travel around the word, meet need people, make new friends, get a good job; in resume just live my life and do great things to my family :D
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That is a very elegant way to state your life's purpose...To Teach! I'm sure you've helped a lot of people along the way. I appreciate you joining in Memoir Monday this week.
Thanks, Eric! Great prompt =)
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Teaching is your passion, and someday I believe you will make a difference ❤️🙏🏽 I admire your thoughts and your passion to teach those in need. God bless, sister❤️🙏🏽
Thanks!
You can really tell it’s something you’re meant to do. Honestly, the way you talk about it is super inspiring—keep doing what you love😊
Thanks, @jmjourneys :)
That's such an honest and clear answer. From your writing, I can sense that you are good at teaching.
I am past 30 and still not sure what I'm adding to life. So probably I need the help!
Hello @peacefulsoul, thanks for your genuine comment here. I appreciate it.
If you want me to ask you some questions to help you uncover what your life purpose might be let me know! Happy to help.
Sure, I'm ready to answer your questions; if you have time.
Hi there, so there are two main ways you can do this. The first is the way I do it now with clients and look up your Human Design Chart. It's a visual representation of your energy field and how you are (literally) designed to do life. If you know your exact time of birth and find things like astrology interesting already then this is the path I'd suggest. The questions you'll need to answer are:
Because you might (understandably!) not want to share that info with a complete stranger in a Hive comment then I suggest you take the answers to these questions and go and get your own free chart. You can get a free chart here: https://www.geneticmatrix.com/ (This is the software I use with clients; the free version is more than enough to get started).
If you choose to go down this path of getting to know yourself and discovering your life purpose (which is never a quick conversation! This is something that takes time) then you are welcome to take a screenshot of your chart (hide your birth data from prying eyes) and I'll be happy to tell you about your life purpose that way.
Otherwise... if you think astrology and similar things are rubbish, or you have no idea at all what time you were born then the next best set of questions to ask yourself are from Dr. John Demartini's Values Determination Process.
If you do a web search for "The Values Factor" you'll find his book where he steps through them. And if you dig around online a bit you'll probably find the whole list for free somewhere. Otherwise, you can buy the book online or, depending on where you live, it might be in a library.
PeacefulSoul, I wanted to give you some options that would be truly useful and neither of them are fast, questions and answers. They take time and pondering. But if you do take the time then you may just discover things about yourself you never knew and start to create a life you truly, truly love.
Thanks a lot for this response.
I wouldn't lie; the first few questions got me thinking about how I could share those personal questions here in Hive; I would rather not. And fortunately, you gave me other options.
I have already searched for the book(I didn't hear about it before, so thanks for this); it's not available locally but online. There are some book pages here and there online that I need to dig into to get something that I can read fully. It will take some time but I will manage that.
Thanks again for letting me know this information. I hope it will help me to learn and understand better.
Have a good day.
You're welcome! Happy exploring =) Feel free to tag me in a future post or ask a question on a future post of mine if/when you discover things about yourself that you want to share on here. I'd love to know what you find out!
Sure, I will do. Thanks again.
If I had to summarize my purpose in life in one sentence, it would be this: To love, teach, and nurture my family.
I admire your dedication and passion for teaching. Your genuine desire to help your students develop their skills and knowledge that help theme to be themselves. Keep inspiring others with your incredible work and heart!
Thanks, Maria =) Looks like we have a lot in common then with loving and teaching at the core of what we're both here to do. Nice to meet you!
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