Resolve to find your purpose this year
"Until thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent
accomplishment." - As A Man Thinketh
In her book, Unstoppable, Cynthia Kersey writes that a prominent
psychologist asked 3,000 people, "What have you to live for?" An
amazing 94% answered by saying they had no definite purpose for
their lives - 94% percent!! With those kind of results, is it any
wonder that there are so many unhappy people in our world today?
James Allen also tells us on this subject that, "They who have no
central purpose in their life fall an easy prey to worries, fears,
troubles, and self-pity." When I was part of the 94% without a
purpose my life was constantly dark with all types of worries,
fears and troubles. I was a ship without a rudder floating
aimlessly in a raging sea. Nothing in my life seemed to go right.
I believe we were created with a purpose in our heart, and part
of our journey here is to discern that purpose and to act on that
purpose.
Purpose puts power and excitement in our life. It keeps us from
looking at the little picture of "me" and causes us to look at
the big picture of "we."
During this time of reflection on the old year and anticipation
of the New Year, stop and spend some quality time thinking about
your purpose. Refuse to go another year without having a stated
purpose and some goals to back it up. The reason that most New
Year's resolutions fail is they don't connect deeply enough with
our purpose and inner person.
Stop and think about it. Losing weight is not something that
appeals to anyone, yet that's one of the most adopted New Year's
Resolutions. It should be no surprise that few people succeed.
It is always easier to move toward something we want, rather
than trying to move away from something we don't want. When part
of our purpose is to "live a healthy life," and we've fallen in
love with that purpose, maintaining the proper weight will come
easily and naturally.
Ralph Marston, who writes The Daily Motivator, says "Your wishes,
desires, hopes, dreams, opinions, likes and dislikes, at their
very deepest level, revolve around a purpose. You can sense it.
It is there. Pay attention to the times you really feel good
about yourself. Ask yourself why this is so? Keep asking until
you touch a purpose so fundamental it cannot be explained in any
other way."
I don't know who Barry Munro is, but I recently read his great
quote on the power of purpose. "You are only as strong as your
purpose, therefore let us choose reasons to act that are big,
bold, righteous and eternal."
And that's worth thinking about.
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(c) 2003-2005 Vic Johnson, www.AsAManThinketh.net
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