Have Purpose

There is nothing more grand than having a life of purpose. Many people ponder the questions, "what is the meaning of life?" or "why am I here?". The answer is simple, to be the best you that you can be. It is not about being the best human, it is not about "survival of the fittest", the human race itself is fittest. In order to have a purpose one must have motivation, but do understand that one must be able to motivate his or herself. We do not live in a world where people will take you by the hand and baby step you through life. Even those who are born with a silver spoon in their mouths are expected to achieve something at some point. Being the best you that you can be does not entail sitting on the couch all day, nor does it entail getting money all day. I say this because one can be "gettin money" all day, and be the loneliest, most unhappy person in the world. Drugs dealers "get money", but they are constantly looking over their shoulder, are in fear for their lives, cannot trust anyone and will either die or end up in prison. Is that happiness? Is that a meaningful life? Is that purpose? 

For the first time in my life, I feel as though I have a purpose. I have an exceedingly busy life. A newlywed, a student, and two good jobs is my daily purpose along with exercise and prayer. It occurred to me, in my early thirties, that I am not getting any younger and time waits for no one. I grew up as we all must at some point. I could have easily remained the way that I was; a lazy, stagnant, procrastinator, but it serves no purpose. If you want purpose in life, you must create it because as I wrote earlier, no one is going to baby step you through life. One cannot sit around all day feeling sorry for his or herself, while watching television and hating on all the famous people you see. If you are a hater, you probably are angry about the decisions you have made in life, which I wholeheartedly understand. However, there is nothing stopping you but you. No matter how old you are, the time is now to create a purposeful, meaningful life, something that you (not others) will be proud of. Sometimes creation requires going back to the basics; getting centered. If you are stressed, meditate or do yoga. If you have spread yourself too thin, turn off your cell phone and take a moment to yourself. Stop worrying about the club, the new gucci bag, gossip, etc. None of that shit is going anywhere, nor is it of utmost importance. Focus on you. You are a great human being, there is no one else in the world like you! Have a little faith, a little goes a long way. 

Tempera Mental