When you are living your life purpose, you feel fulfilled. You know you make a difference. Your life has meaning and direction. You are empowered by your work and couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

Life purpose is the natural expression of who you are. It is what you were created to be. Until you find your purpose, there will always seem to be something missing in your life.

Unfortunately, finding your life purpose is much easier said than done. You can't go on the Internet and look it up. You won't find it in the want ads.

Life purpose is something you create. It’s something you bring forth out of your commitment and determination.

Although you can't look up life purpose, there is a path where it can be discovered and brought forth into your life.

The first step in the search for life purpose is to find your passion.

What do you love to do? What are you naturally good at? What turns you on? What could you throw your heart and soul into? What do you love doing so much, you would pay for the privilege of doing it?

The process of discovering your passion can take months of active looking, so be patient. Keep asking yourself the question, “What do I love to do? What is my passion? Keep asking and keep looking.

While you are in the process of looking for your passion, look for the contribution that you want to make. This adds joy to your passion.

Do you want to teach people how to love? Do you want to clean up the environment or show people how to have fun? How can your passion make a difference in people’s lives?

When you can live your passion, and at the same time make a difference in people’s lives, you gain a power that can move mountains. You also gain a wonderful sense of fulfillment.

Albert Schweitzer once said, "Those among you who will be truly happy are those who have sought and have found how to serve." He’s talking about life purpose. Serving is a key element of life purpose.

When your life is about serving, your ego stands aside and you become an expression of love. You also tap into a power much greater than you.

Serving is one of the keys to having life work. When your life is about serving, your needs will always be met. When your life is about obtaining your needs, your needs will always elude you.

Look at how you feel when someone is very giving towards you. Don't you feel like giving in return? Of course you do. Now look at how you feel when someone is always trying to get something from you. How do you feel about giving to that person? You don't want to.

The same thing happens with life itself. The more your life is about serving, the more life takes care of you. When your life is about getting, life takes away from you.

No matter what you do for a living, you can either have your life be about giving or getting, and whichever you choose, life will respond accordingly. So have your life be about serving.

Once your passion and your contribution are the same, you have found your life purpose.

The next step is to find a way to live your passion full time and still pay the bills. This may seem impossible, but it's not. There is a way to do what you love. Your job is to discover how.

Constantly ask yourself the question, "How can I earn a living doing what I love?" Explore every possibility and turn over every stone. Keep searching for a way.

The process of discovering and finding a way to live your life purpose may take years, but if you have the commitment and the determination. You will eventually make it happen.

The key is to keep looking, keep taking the next step, and never quit.

Pray for guidance and follow your intuition. Maybe you need to get a different job or go back to school. Trust yourself and keep taking the next step.

Once you find a way to earn a living doing what you love, your life will never be the same. You will be able to spend the rest of your life having fun instead of working.

You also become very effective at what you do and eventually, if you want, you can provide a good income for yourself.

The following questions can give you some insight into your life purpose. Write down every thought you have in response to a question. Let the words flow. Keep writing until there is no more response.

Keep looking for your passion and the contribution that you want to make. By doing what you love and finding how to serve, you add a very special joy to life.

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