When I feel discontent, it is usually because I have forgotten.
I've forgotten my purpose. When your life is about leaning into purpose, you are never lost. Not ever. It's when we start measuring our standing in life by measures other than purpose that discontentment creeps in. Or stampedes its way in. Measures like: Am I where I think I'm supposed to be? Am I where others think I'm supposed to be? Am I as far in life as she is or he is? Am I noticed. Appreciated. Viral. Famous? Some of those things may be of service to your purpose; most are only interested in hijacking it. If you know your purpose, contentment isn't about 'am I there yet?' Contentment is about 'am I being true to my purpose where I am right now?' When I think about my purpose, my purpose is to live out God's light, to encourage human connections that look and feel like that light, and that my love for my boys always looks like my heavenly father's love for me. Maybe that is more than one purpose 😊- but they are intertwined for sure. The thing is, my purpose has no end game. It has no final destination. It only asks, am I being true to that purpose right here and right now. When the answer is no, my life often feels discontent. When I feel discontent, I know the answer. It's my purpose. I need to realign my heart and my mind and my soul with my purpose. Right here. Right now. For that is always the starting point for contentment.
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