My abrupt spiritual awakening shattered my beliefs about God and the spirit world. For months, I stumbled through life trying to figure out why I’d experienced so many spirits in the Goldfield Hotel.
What was I supposed to do with this new knowledge? If only I could figure out my spiritual purpose, I believed, then I could adapt my life around it.
But what is a spiritual purpose? It was not what I expected.
4 Myths surrounding our spiritual purposes
Myth #1: We must work in a spiritual or healing field to fulfill our divine purpose. As a marketing manager, I slogged through each workday thinking I was squandering my special purpose. I considered leaving my profession. A teacher, rabbi and friend told me, “Live your spirituality no matter where you’re working. You never know how G*d will use you.”
Living a devotional and kind life are powerful tools in helping others regardless of your job.
Myth #2: To meet our potential, we need mates who’re as spiritual as we are. I’d been living with my soulmate for decades and this myth really bothered me. What I learned was that if your partner respects your journey, that’s all that matters. I have a pastor friend who fell in love with…an atheist! They married and he willingly assumed the role of a pastor’s husband, supporting her when she needed it.
Each one of us has a special reason we’re here, and just because it may not be outwardly spiritual, it doesn’t mean they are incompatible with someone who is.
Myth #3: Spiritual purposes must be grandiose. Yes, you may be directed to make significant life changes, but it may happen slowly over time. Your purpose may be fulfilled through the culmination of small acts and living your values. Here are some examples:
- Support the Most Loving’s creation: Put out water for wildlife and pollinators; plant native plants to give critters nourishment and cover; and pick up litter when you encounter it.
- Lead with your values: Uplift and empower others, and teach by example.
- Sacred parenting: Raise kind, aware children. Encourage their exploration into The Holy, and support that their spirituality may take a different shape than yours. Teach responsibility and the need to serve those less fortunate.
- Listen to someone who needs to be heard. Sometimes, the smallest acts of kindness can be the most powerful moments for someone who’s struggling.
- Create! Honor the Great I Am through music, art, dance or writing that moves someone or gets them to expand their outlook. Cultivate awe, joy, playfulness and beauty in others.
Myth #4: A spiritual purpose must be overtly spiritual. The Great I Am uses you in ways that not only grow your soul, but support other people, nature and animals.
We aren’t meant to convert anyone. We’re here to grow our souls and empower others to do the same.
Next week, I’ll share the “Truths about your spiritual purpose.”
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