In last week's blog post, we looked at the very important difference between motivation and inspiration (read it here). Finding your inspiration, living in spirit, is the reason why you are here and it's necessary, not only for your own peace and happiness, but for a peaceful and happy world. Could you imagine living a life that feels good to YOU? Imagine being excited to wake up every morning to take on a new day, do things you are passionate about and make money while doing it!
Often people think following your dreams, doing what inspires you and makes you happy comes at a cost - literally. Everyone is acquainted with the term 'struggling artist'. Often the term is synonymous with someone who does what makes them happy instead of following the status quo and getting "a real degree" or "a real job" and usually suffers financially because of it. Ugh! That is a really horrible generalization that is absolute BS. I know rich artists and poor artists, happy musicians and depressed musicians, miserable scientists and joyful scientists and doctors who are wealthy and doctors who are not.
Your job does not necessarily determine your level of happiness or how much money you make. YOU DO. Also, what inspires you and doing what you love does not necessarily mean you want to become an artist. I know a girl whose parents were both restaurant owners (her dad owned the restaurant and was passionate about business, her mother was a fantastic chef). They wanted more than anything for her to be interested in cooking or business, so that she could become part of the family business. But she wanted to become a nurse - she felt called to take care of people and learn more about the world of medicine and health.
The problem comes in when we dictate our lives based on what society (or our parents or our friends) thinks we should (or could) be, do or have. You need to find your true inspiration and your life purpose, they will always be interlinked. You can discover your life purpose, in less than 5 minutes, by watching the video below:
Your soul yearns to fulfill your purpose. Your purpose is not necessarily about accumulating more knowledge or material objects (although that could be part of your purpose, too). And you're definitely not going to fulfill it by comparing your life, or being obsessed with winning or achieving or "getting". It's not even really about chasing happiness (although I do believe living authentically will automatically make you feel inner peace and natural joy). Your purpose is about creating, expanding, GROWING. The thing you yearn for, more than anything else is freedom to develop your natural talents and skills and welcome the infiniteness. Your passions, your joys, you are infinite.
There is a part of you that knows of your greatness - you are special. You have a special kind of genius to share with the world, gifts and talents, thoughts and theories, feelings and creations that nobody can put into the universe except you.
It's easy to find your inspiration, as you saw in the video, because it's already in you. You already know. But knowing something is different than believing in it. So the question that remains is not how do you find your inspiration, but how do you believe in it? It's one thing to know you are passionate about something, but how do you make a living from doing what you love?
Ah, such is life. One question perpetuates a hundred more. The key is to not get overwhelmed - just take it step by step. You know what you want to do. Now do it. Dream up the bigger picture, keep it in your mind, then ask yourself, what can I do today, tomorrow and this week that will get me even an inch closer to that. Ask yourself that and be open to your inner voice, that inner knowing... Your inspiration will lead you if you give it the opportunity to do so.
Below are 5 things you could do to connect with that inner spark. Use that time to ask yourself the key question - "What can I do today, tomorrow and this week that will get me even an inch closer to living my purpose?"
1. Meditate, do yoga or even just do deep breathing exercises.
2. Watch a TED video to learn about inspiring ideas and hear inspiring stories.
3. Teach someone to do something and tap into your potential as a leader.
4. Create a vision board with pictures that symbolizes your ideal life.
5. Ask your parents to tell you what you were like as a child, and remember what mattered to you then. In fact, just spend more time with children and learn to see the world through their eyes.
One last secret that I would like to share with you, because it has created miracles for me in the past... Journaling. Just start journaling. You will learn so much about yourself and it will really change your life! Hmm... I think I know what next week's blog is going to be about 😊
Thank you for being here! Please feel free to ask questions or share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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