Maybe life is less about discovering purpose, but rather more about choosing a meaning.
When a dog wakes up in the morning, it doesn't ponder the reason for being a dog. It
didn't have to go on a quest to discover its purpose. The dog simply gets up and does doggy things.
For some reason, people get to choose their own purpose. For some, selecting a reason to
live is frightening. The thought of committing to a single mission can be more intimidating than picking a partner, for life!
People seeking a life mission often wait for the heavens to open, as they watch a white dove
flutter down and land of their shoulder. Then, a divine messenger with a voice like James Earl Jones tells them what to do in life. Life is more grounded than that, and purpose is a lot less flamboyant.
Clarity comes from engagement.
By involving yourself in charity work, or volunteering to do community service, you will recognize a need in others that you can fulfill.
You won't find your "calling" on your first outing, maybe not even within the first one hundred times. At sometime, you will be touched by a situation, challenging you to be a champion for the cause. Then, you make a simple choice whether or not you will pursue that cause.
Choose to give the life you live a meaning, and life will give you a purpose.
Finding something or someone that you can stand up for is liberating and satisfying to
the soul, but getting off the couch is going to be your first real challenge.
Making the effort is your second challenge. Get past those two hurdles, and the rest...
well, let's just say that the fat lady will warm up her voice.
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