A few years back, I became aware that I needed to prepare my life for something new. My youngest son was beginning his junior year of high school, and I knew that my job as full-time mom would be ending in the near future. While I would always be mom, my kids were becoming adults with their own lives and their own missions. Trying to mother them at that point would be more like smothering them. I began to question my heart about what I could do with the rest of my life.
Discovering mission can be a process. You start by asking questions. What are my options? What are my talents? Where does my heart want to go? Is there something I can do that would fulfill me and make me happy?
For me, part of my answers came from my past. I've always been attracted to spiritual topics. I loved listening to my father discuss scriptures and various religious topics from the time I was young. I have an avid interest in history, which led me to becoming a tour guide at some church historic sites (by far the best job I've ever had) when I was in college.
Something else that influences me is my empathic nature. As someone who feels everyone else's feelings, I am always attempting to help unhappy people feel better. This led me to volunteering at a camp for abused and neglected children when I was in high school and working with emotionally disturbed children in a group home after obtaining a BA in psychology.
One last thing that speaks to me is writing. I have always been a big reader, so I love the written word. Being able to put my thoughts and feelings into written words has been a way for me to contribute some of my deeper beliefs with others. Blogging has been my way to get these thoughts out into the world.
Working with a coach who asked the right questions helped me put it all together, although the real key is to begin focusing on your heart. By asking your heart where it wants to go, you begin to feel the pull of certain activities. It reminds me of the old childhood game "Hot or Cold?" When you get closer to what your heart wants, you begin to feel happier (hot). When you lose your heart focus and pull away from what it wants, you begin to feel depressed (cold).
Finding mission is a matter of tuning in to what your heart wants. Your heart is connected to the wisdom of the Universe. It knows your gifts and talents and what your true calling is. Connect within and you will never be separate from your purpose. You will BEcome, and that's what mission is all about!!!
~CSE
Discovering mission can be a process. You start by asking questions. What are my options? What are my talents? Where does my heart want to go? Is there something I can do that would fulfill me and make me happy?
For me, part of my answers came from my past. I've always been attracted to spiritual topics. I loved listening to my father discuss scriptures and various religious topics from the time I was young. I have an avid interest in history, which led me to becoming a tour guide at some church historic sites (by far the best job I've ever had) when I was in college.
Something else that influences me is my empathic nature. As someone who feels everyone else's feelings, I am always attempting to help unhappy people feel better. This led me to volunteering at a camp for abused and neglected children when I was in high school and working with emotionally disturbed children in a group home after obtaining a BA in psychology.
One last thing that speaks to me is writing. I have always been a big reader, so I love the written word. Being able to put my thoughts and feelings into written words has been a way for me to contribute some of my deeper beliefs with others. Blogging has been my way to get these thoughts out into the world.
Working with a coach who asked the right questions helped me put it all together, although the real key is to begin focusing on your heart. By asking your heart where it wants to go, you begin to feel the pull of certain activities. It reminds me of the old childhood game "Hot or Cold?" When you get closer to what your heart wants, you begin to feel happier (hot). When you lose your heart focus and pull away from what it wants, you begin to feel depressed (cold).
Finding mission is a matter of tuning in to what your heart wants. Your heart is connected to the wisdom of the Universe. It knows your gifts and talents and what your true calling is. Connect within and you will never be separate from your purpose. You will BEcome, and that's what mission is all about!!!
~CSE
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