People go through their childhoods just living life to the fullest each day. Living in the moment, enjoying each part of it as it comes, the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening and we soak up every last drop of the day. Running, spinning, laughing, shrieking with joy, playing games, skipping, and having so much fun.

At some point in our 20s or 30s, we hear the word “purpose” and start to wonder what our purpose is. What are we here for? What is the meaning of life? Why did we get put on this earth? Who sent us here to do what exactly?

Negative thoughts do not equal a postiive life.
Negative thoughts do not equal a postiive life.

Women are especially prone to this act because we’ve been sold books and courses to help us define our purpose in life. Like it’s something we’ve lost along the way.

We never once stop to ponder that the entire meaning of life is to love one another and take care of our fellow man and that that is our purpose. We are purposed to live our lives in a way that shows love to our neighbors, our friends, our families, and strangers, too.

The meaning of life is to make another person smile. To go back to what life was like when we were kids. Before we became too cool to play with the poor kid or the loaner kid. We need to go back to how we were in Kindergarten when we gladly shared our crayons and talked to each other just to get to know another human. Remember how inquisitive we were? We were learning new things about ourselves, our neighbors, and the world around us.

We need to get back to that mindset. When one kid falls down on the playground and all the other kids run over to help them up. We need to get back to spending time doing the things we love with people we love.

We are not put here to spend 60 hours each week working our fingers to the bone. We are not put here to worry each day away as quickly as we can. We are not here to write terrible things to each other via our keyboards and Facebook comments sections. We are not here to waste precious time hating our family for being different from us.

No, my friends. We are here to learn from each other. To love each other. We are here so few years in the grand scheme of life. 80 good years, if we’re lucky. Most of us have already spent over half of that not doing the things we love. The things that make our hearts happy.

Spend the time reading, listening to music, dancing with your lover, hugging your children, laughing with your friends, drinking delicious wine, and eating scrumptious food. Life is so short, dear ones. Money and jobs are just tools to get us things we need and enjoy. You can’t take them with you when you leave here.

Your “purpose” in life is to enjoy what little life you have while you’re here. So, how are you going to spend what’s left of your time on this earth?

I have spent thousands of dollars and countless hours trying to “find myself” only to realize that that’s exactly what the self-help industry is hoping for. They want my money. They want your money. Here’s the big secret though. YOU AREN’T LOST!

Finding yourself is a term that just means you aren’t happy with where you are in your life. You aren’t focusing on the positives in your life. You haven’t had a grateful feeling about anything in a while.

Pull your focus outward instead of looking at yourself, and see the beauty in front of your face. Get off of social media or at the very least quit following negative people and pages, and look for the good in your world. A negative headspace will never breed a positive life. It just won’t. The math doesn’t work.

-thoughts =/= +life
Negative thoughts do not equal a positive life.

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