We are God’s handiwork, created…to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do.  Ephesians 2:10. Even using this verse, I want to be clear that I am not a religious person, although I am spiritual and I do study different religions to better understand different points of view.  This verse struck me because I had been wrestling with the idea that I’m wasting time trying to be something I’m not but I’m scared to spend the time discovering who that is and what my purpose is.  We all have a gift and we are meant to share it—that is our purpose on this Earth.  Don’t judge outward appearances, because no matter what people look like, we all have a purpose–just do the work we are meant to do.  I had written some goals earlier in the day and when I went to write about them and to start my study, the universe solidified and confirmed my message by sharing those verses with me.  We are here to share our light, to share our talent and gifts.  Sometimes we have to slow down to recognize what we really want to do and believe that our wants often align with our purpose—we need to follow them.

There are times we all question the validity of it all, the point of it all.  Certain things don’t make sense, we are power hungry and we use our power for personal gain rather than shifting the world so all can benefit.  There are times when our greatest effort yields nothing and we question what we are even doing here.  We can spend years repeating patterns and find ourselves on the precipice of giving up when we have that one moment of clarity.  And there are times we repeat the pattern.  But if we are attuned enough to what we feel then we can learn to turn toward what we really feel inside, and we can remember that we do have a purpose.  Not every day is going to feel good—it isn’t meant to.  Some days we need the lessons.  Some days we need encouragement and others we need to be the cheerleader.  Some days we need to lead and other days we need to retreat.  But each day, each person, each moment has a purpose.  So if we ever struggle to remember what that is for us, then we need to breathe and find a way to reconnect with who we are—because that shows us all we need to know.  We just need to trust it and remember we are here for a reason.