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HUMAN ↔ PURPOSE

THE QUESTION

How am I relating to Purpose?

Before asking whether a Human is living their Purpose, the relationship may depend on what the Human believes Purpose is: discovered, created, chosen, assigned, recognized, changing, or emerging through living.

A QUESTION TO HOLD

What am I asking Purpose to solve for me?

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What do I mean when I say "my Purpose"?

  • Something that already exists and must be discovered?
  • Something created or chosen?
  • Something recognized?
  • Something assigned?
  • Something that changes?
  • Something that emerges through living?
  • Something I use to organize meaning?

What do I expect Purpose to provide?

  • Meaning?
  • Direction?
  • Motivation?
  • Fulfillment?
  • Identity?
  • Clarity or certainty?
  • Contribution or belonging?
  • Evidence that my life matters?

TENSION

What am I asking Purpose to solve for me?

WHAT ARE YOU NOTICING?

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OBLIGATION

What do I believe Purpose requires from me?

  • Do I believe my talents create obligations?
  • If I am capable of something, does that mean I should do it?
  • If I am good at something, does that make it my Purpose?
  • Do I believe I owe the world my potential?

When does Purpose become another source of obligation?

AUTHORITY / IDENTITY

What authority have I given my idea of Purpose?

  • Work
  • time
  • sacrifice
  • opportunity
  • direction
  • meaning
  • success
  • identity
  • usefulness
  • contribution
  • alignment
  • worth

What happens when what I want conflicts with what I believe my Purpose requires?

What does my Purpose tell me about who I believe I am?

QUESTION / RESPONSE / WHAT I'M NOTICING

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LET THE QUESTION MOVE

How am I participating in my relationship with Purpose?

  • What do I count as evidence that something is purposeful?
  • Do I recognize Purpose through emotion, results, impact, difficulty, opportunity, or other Humans' responses?
  • What am I reinforcing every time I tell the story of my Purpose?
  • What possibilities become invisible once I decide: this is my Purpose?

What happens if Purpose and Work are not the same thing?

WHERE ELSE IS THIS QUESTION SHOWING UP?

SELF

What happens when who I believe I am no longer fits what I believe my Purpose is?

OTHER HUMANS

How much sacrifice can Purpose ask of relationships?

SYSTEMS

What happens when a System makes it difficult to pursue what I consider purposeful?

SOCIETY

Who taught me what meaningful Work or a purposeful life should look like?

BRING THE QUESTION BACK

  • What happens if my Purpose changes?
  • Does Purpose need to be productive, useful, visible, singular, or permanent?
  • Can Purpose exist outside paid Work?

What if I stopped trying only to find Purpose and Questioned my relationship with Purpose instead?

What does this reveal about Being Human?

Answers can come from anywhere. Questioning remains yours.

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