“Knowing your “why” is the key to fulfillment. When you are clear about it, your intention will then be a magnet for miracles.”
– Colette Baron-Reed
I recall a time in the not too distant past where I was unsettled, unfilled, unhappy, and just plain tired. Tired of my life the way that it was. I was chasing my tail, eating my feelings literally and metaphorically. I was living off of credit cards to make ends meet, doing odd jobs that were just that, odd and not fulfilling.
I was not only miserable, but I was desperate.
It was not what I had envisioned for myself when I graduated from college many years prior. I envisioned a life filled with direction, purpose, fulfillment, and fun.
PURPOSE, SHMURPHOUS
If you had asked me what my purpose (my ‘why’) was I would have furrowed my forehead and said, “My purpose? What purpose?”
I didn’t have a frickin’ clue what my purpose was. Not one clue. I was sure that other people had one, but somehow I must have been absent on the day that purposes were being handed out.
Here’s the reality… my purpose, my ‘why”, had been with me forever. I just didn’t see it.
I didn’t see it because I was too busy burying myself under the “should dos”, others’ expectations of me and for me, and my own fear. I was stuck on a hamster wheel of uncertainty and directionless. Going round and round until one day I broke. I just flat out broke.
Actually I didn’t break, I just broke down in the middle of the restroom of a busy restaurant. Sobbing my eyes out, feeling like a complete and total loser.
It was that day that something snapped. Not an “I’m crazy” kind of snap…more like a “wake up and smell the coffee” snap. It was that day that I woke up and started to pay attention to all the signs and signals I was being given. Signs and signals that would point me in the direction of my true North…my “why”.
I followed those signs and signals (FINALLY!). I answered some pretty tough questions, I explored (with the help of my own coach), I dug out from all the “shoulds” and others’ expectations and that’s when I found it…
My “why”! My amazing, beautiful, exciting, fulfilling “WHY”!!
And with my “why” came the miracles…the miracle of using my “why” to create my dream career, a loving, beautiful home, and to finding my person (the love of my life). No more hamster wheel. No more living off of credit cards, no more feeling like a total loser!
BECOMING A MAGNET FOR MIRACLES
It’s so easy for all of us at any point in our lives to get stuck on that hamster wheel. The good news is we don’t have to stay there. We can get off that wheel with our “why”.
Are you ready to get off that wheel or prevent yourself from ever getting back on it?
If the answer is “yes” I invite you to participate in a little challenge.
Here’s how this challenge is going to work. For the next 14 days, with a piece of paper or journal in hand, answer the following questions. But here’s the kicker, please do not edit yourself or overthink…just write. Even if you start out by writing, “ I don’t know the answer” over and over until more comes up for you. Let whatever is coming up to come out on that page.
To make it a bit easier, I’ve created a nifty little graphic (see below) that you can save (by right clicking on it) or you’re welcome to bookmark this page and revisit it each day. Whatever works best for you.
Are you ready?
Let the challenge and the miracles begin….
Day 1: What are your top three values and why? (Need help discovering your values? Listen to this recording.)
Day 2: What’s your favorite thing to do on a weekend?
Day 3: What is your favorite word and why?
Day 4: What are your strengths?
Day 5: What’s your greatest asset?
Day 6: What do you want to be remembered for?
Day 7: What makes you feel most at peace or in the flow?
Day 8: What did you want to be when you grew up?
Day 9: What kinds of books or movies do you like most?
Day 10: If money & time were of no object, what would you do?
Day 11: What three words best describe you and why?
Day 12: As a kid, what was your favorite thing to do?
Day 13: What commonalities do you find in your journal entries?
Day 14: What’s your “why”?
If you’re still struggling to figure out your “why”, not to worry…I’ve got your back. I’m here and I’m listening. Feel free to post your questions or get in touch.
My deepest wish for all of us is to know and connect with our “why” on a daily basis so fulfillment and miracles are not something we just read about or dream of, but something we actually experience!
Until next time, I’m sending you much love and light from my open heart to yours…
Originally published at www.whatswithinu.com.
Originally published at medium.com