Hi lovebug,

Last time I started talking about all the pressure and angst that I experienced as a young person in finding my path. If you haven’t read part one, you can do that here.

Now onto part two.

I feel like we put way too much pressure on ourselves and each other about our purpose. 

I am NOT A FAN of this find your purpose! rhetoric because frankly, it's largely not realistic or helpful for most people.

Take multi-passionate folks for example.

Like me.

I never wanted to be a doctor or a lawyer or an accountant or an actor.

I want (and have always wanted) to experience lots of kinds of work in the world.

Does that mean I MISSED my purpose?

Or that I don't have one?

Do I have to choose just one in order for it to be my purpose?

What if you feel like your purpose is a job that eventually becomes obsolete because the world changes?

Does that mean you no longer have a purpose? That you are no longer important?

What about after retirement? You stop working. If your purpose is tied to work, what does that say about you?

What if you're unable to work?

What if your work is largely and frustratingly undervalued in our society (hello - childrearing)?

This purpose talk, y'all.

IT IS SO LOADED.

In light of all of that purpose-panic-talk, I’d like to propose a different way to look at your life's purpose.

(And honestly, this is something I channeled during a reading so deep gratitude to the guides who offered it.)

Instead of looking at your life as needing a PURPOSE which is like trying to hit life's bullseye — what if you were to look at your life as a divine path?

This life, your path, it meanders.

It changes.

And you're learning and growing and evolving while you walk along this path.

When you're on path, it feels like spiritual alignment; but it doesn't have to be spiritual work that you're doing. You know you're on path because it feels really good. It feels like progress. It feels like what you're doing matters.

I remember the first time I really felt on path in my life.

I was working at a candy store in the summer before my senior year in college making little, edible treats (chocolate covered strawberries) in the afternoon.

I spent three hours in an art class in the morning (portrait sculpture) and then spent another three hours learning to throw ceramic pots in the evenings.

In my spare time, I walked or biked around the tiny college town.

I discovered a local food market and started learning to cook for myself.

And I lived alone.

Living an immersive, artistic life was ON PATH for me then.

After that, I tried to “fall in line” and live a life that looked like American Success, but it did NOT work for me.

Working in the corporate world was decidedly OFF PATH for me.

I learned that the hard way.

Eating healthy? On path for me.

Lots of fast food? Off path for me.

Kids? Off path for me.

^{(Another really hard lesson to learn in a society that still culturally favors a heteronormative, nuclear family.)}

Raising Dogs? Cats? Being a sweet adult to other people’s kids? On path for me.

Alone time? ON path.

Too much alone time? Off path.

Teaching Zumba? On path for me for so long.

Then my body started hurting all the time… and the path curved.

Do you see what I mean?

If you’re thinking...

"Yeah, yeah… okay, FINE. Path instead of purpose."

"Whatever."

^{(cue *your* inner teenager eye-roll… lol)}

"But I still WANT a purpose!"... you say.

Here's what I will say to you:

Living on path leads you to living your purpose every day. 

Because your purpose isn't just one thing.

It's little things over and over and over again that are in alignment with the moment and with your evolution as a human.

Right now as I write this blog post, my purpose is to be the most clear and helpful communicator that I can be.

Writing and teaching and spiritual development are all ON PATH for me.

After I'm done with this task, my purpose will be to figure out what would be the best food for my lunch. (healthy food = on path)

After that, my purpose will be to show up for my client sessions. (remote healing and spiritual coaching = on path)

After that, my purpose will be to focus on a creative project I'm working on. (art = on path)

When I'm out of alignment, I'm not living on path and everything I show up to do during the day feels wrong.

Finding purpose in those moments looks and feels more like coping.

For me that's endless social media time, more sugar than normal, not exercising, and lots of *crying into a bag of cheese puffs.

^{(*not an exaggeration, I love cheese puffs)}

You may not know your purpose, but I'm sure you've had times in your life when things felt wrong and times when they felt right.

Those right feeling times?

THAT's the good stuff.

That's your divine path.

I'm so passionate about people getting on their divine path that I work with clients one-on-one to channel guidance from the other side to help them get ON (or back on) their path.

Your divine path can look like starting a business, traveling for a year, coming out of the closet, having a child, starting a book, ending a relationship, anything really! It's YOUR divine path. If you're curious to find out what your guides have to say about your divine path, booking an hour long reading is your best bet.

I have clients who have been coming back for readings every few months because their guides always have something new to say about their path. 

Don’t limit yourself and the support you can get, okay?

Okay. 🙂

Until next time, 

Rebecca*

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