Jim Murdoch

Why Are You Here? What’s Your Purpose? Part 1



Posted: Saturday, May 24, 2008

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Wings of Change

Why do you like doing certain things more than others? Why do some things interest you and some things don't interest you at all? Have you noticed that when you do the things you enjoy doing you feel better and you actually feel somehow complete? Have you also noticed the conflict between what you enjoy doing and what life "demands" you should be doing? If you've experienced this then you are the victim of a society of pattern.

Patterns rule our modern society. We grow up to certain customs, adapt certain habits, eat certain foods at certain times, go to pre-school, school, college, university, get a job, get married, have kids, earn money, make debt - and in the midst of all this patterned life you try to find time for what you really like to do, sometimes called a hobby. Of course you enjoy your job and maybe it does bring some fulfillment, but why is your inner yearning to get out and do something else, something more enjoyable?

The reason you feel this way, the reason most people feel this way, the reason I have felt this way is one and the same. You feel frustrated because you are in the wrong boat! You are allowing Pattern to define your life instead of Purpose! A pattern is what you get when you pour ball-bearings into a tray and shake the tray so that all the ball-bearings fall into a pattern into the corner of the tray. You get a pattern when you spread some iron-filings onto a tray and place a magnet underneath. All the ball-bearings and all the iron-filings fall into a predefined pattern when an outside force is applied.

You are experiencing the same result. An outside force is causing you to fall into a predefined pattern. That outside force is society. Now for a lot of people that is a good thing. It gives them stability and sometimes security. Some people can't cope with the pressure of following patterns and drop out of society. Then there are others who rise above it. Imagine one little ball-bearing refusing to fall into the pattern and jumps right up and out and away from the crowd and away from the outside force. The surrounding ball-bearings will be a little upset, because now there's a hole in the pattern and they have to shuffle out of their routine pattern in order to fill the hole.

Now imagine you jumping out from your patterned environment and doing something different, something your really enjoy doing. Those around you, those with whom you have been falling into pattern, will get upset. You have upset their routine and now they must move around to adjust before they can settle back into their comfortable pattern. You can expect this reaction when you step out to follow your purpose.

And what is your purpose? In my next article I will give some tips which I believe will help you find your purpose. What is your opinion? Can we discover why we are here? If so how do you think we can uncover our purpose?

Jim Murdoch is a licensed LifeSuccess Coach and seminar speaker and offers coaching for individuals and businesses. He is the founder of Jim's Network, an online coaching community. Coming from a religious background, Jim has discovered New Thought and how our paradigms determine the results we get in our lives. With his wife, Katharina, Jim has published a book "Wings of Change - Discover a new formation to success" in November 2009. He enjoys sharing his thoughts and ideas and helping others discover and pursue their purpose.

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