Find your passion.
Figuring out your passions, your skills, and working through the obstacles you have had to overcome can be so important and so fulfilling.
The highest form of life fulfillment arises from helping those around you, especially when it allows you to express your passions and experiences.
“Finding meaning” and bringing about change requires you to be clear about your own personality.
You need to know what your values are and identify your passions, strengths and weaknesses. This, with the intention to serve the greater good can lead to a life filled with purpose.
So how do you do all of that??
You follow the breadcrumbs and you question everything...
What are you interested in? What kinds of things and people are you drawn to? What did you love to do as a child? What things are you naturally good at? What obstacles have you overcome? What do you find yourself helping others with? What things do you gravitate towards and what things do you find yourself avoiding? What things energize you?
When you find yourself drawn towards places, people, activities... ask yourself what is it that you’re drawn to...
For example... if you’re drawn to theatre and acting... why?
Is it because you love storytelling, you love the fact that characters can inspire people to be anything...do you love making people laugh? Do you find yourself using it as activism in some way?
Which parts can you then incorporate into other areas of your life like your job or day to day life?
And then how can you use that to bring about change and help others?
Focus on your magic. Take notice of what lights you up, what gets you fired up, what you love doing, and what motivates you. Do more of that.
On the flip side, if something is draining you, it’s either not for you... or you have forgotten why you’re doing it in the first place and gotten a little of track. Remind yourself how it aligns with your values, get back to the "why", the thing that provides a spark and figure out how to cultivate more of that.
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et me know your skills/passions/journey/thoughts in the comments. I would love to hear them.