Each day you get a chance to live. I know to some that statement could sound awkward or condescending. But you would be amazed at how many don’t believe they deserve to live or to have the desires of their heart. They have been forced to feel like the happiness of others is more important than their own. They have been made to feel their struggles are irrelevant or petty. They have been taught to put themselves last. They have been conditioned to believe that celebrating themselves or their accomplishments as boasting. They see their achievements as minute or insignificant. They make statements like “that little ol’ thing” or “that was nothing”. They have stopped living for themselves. So I want to remind you that you get a chance to LIVE – everyday!
When you’ve grown through stages where you haven’t been heard or people have led you to doubt your thoughts, it causes you to question your existence and your purpose.
Each one of us was born with purpose and an assignment. Our purpose is formed though life’s lessons, interactions, connections, and circumstances. They form through challenges and hardships. They become relevant through the people we have been assigned to. YES, you have been assigned to someone. To some purpose. To some objective. Your life was destined.
You were created on purpose, with purpose and for a purpose.
Many times, people will go through their whole life unable to articulate what their purpose is. Have you ever made the statement, “there has to be more to life than this?” Have you ever felt like you were just going through the motions and unable to figure out what you were supposed to do?
Most times it’s the thing you shy away from or avoid that will help you to articulate your purpose. Sometimes it’s the things people always come to you for advice about. Sometimes it’s the thing that comes easy. But it is there. Waiting for you to acknowledge it. Waiting for you to give it permission to present itself to you. See those close to you can already identify it but it may take time for you to see it as something special because you use it every day.
That little girl that was told she talks too much, could have a word to share with others but question herself because people have tried to silence her. The little girl that is always asking questions, could be forming a coaching business inside of her. She could become one of the best attorneys in the world. She could become a consultant that helps organizations reach the mases. Yet because she was told to stop asking so many questions, she hesitates to speak up as an adult.
What were you told as a little girl that you are allowing to hold you back from identifying your purpose and living your assignment? What have you allowed to keep you from showing up each day, fulfilled with a desire to live unapologetically and authentically? Do you find yourself hiding behind your challenges? Do you find yourself afraid to move forward because you don’t know what tomorrow will look like?
It’s time to FOCUS! It’s time to get out of your own thoughts and lean into the purpose and assignment you have been given. Regardless of what you have heard, IT IS ALL ABOUT YOU, it’s time to let your light shine brightly that it helps lead someone else down a dark path they’ve been afraid to travel.
So today, whenever you are seeing this blog, remember you get a chance to LIVE. You get a chance to be the light in your own life first and then the light in someone else’s. It’s through your living that you walk courageously through your purpose towards your assignment.
Until Next Time,
