◯ BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO LIFE
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purpose

purpose
may not be given
but it can be found

purpose
is what gives you a reason to get up in the morning
and greet your day
with a joy

some people know from as far back as they can remember
what they are here for in this world
and they pursue this purpose
with unwavering energy
and commitment
until they die

others
probably the majority of people
may not know for some time
sometimes for a long time
what their purpose could possibly be

if that is you
don't worry

it will come to you

but it can only come to you if you start
doing something that has meaning

so
find something to do that has meaning
for you

if that's your job or your work
wonderful
if it isn't
don't panic

there will be something else
looking after your children or after your parents
doing some volunteering to help those who need help
connecting with others to fight for a cause you believe in
studying or learning a new skill or going on a journey or building a shed

it may be big it may be small
it may not mean much to anyone else
as long as it means something to you
it will have and will be a purpose

whatever it is though
you'll find it invariably involves
doing

this doesn't have to be spectacular
it doesn't have to be physically exhausting
it does not have to be busy

it can be calm
it can be quiet
it can be still

thinking is doing
writing is doing
collecting objects and cataloguing them for posterity
is doing

walking your friend's dog is doing
as is walking your own

what matters is not
how much you do
or how much what you do
makes you feel like you're doing something

what matters is
that what you do
matters to you

and if you don't know where to start or what to do
try things out
start with something and see where it takes you

it may yet surprise you
your
​purpose
respect

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  • ◯
    • welcome to your world >
      • why make the most of it >
        • what's the most you can make of it
  • BASICS
    • learn >
      • why learn >
        • you can >
          • twenty-one things you could learn
        • it's good for you >
          • some other things that are good for you
        • you have to >
          • what else you absolutely have to do
    • laugh >
      • do you really need a reason to laugh?
    • live and let live >
      • what everybody wants >
        • love >
          • two more things we need >
            • purpose
            • respect
          • and two things everyone wants to be >
            • happy sometimes
            • safe enough
    • celebrate >
      • good reasons to celebrate
    • cherish >
      • what's to cherish >
        • fifty-nine things to cherish
  • PERSPECTIVE ADJUST
    • the glass is half full >
      • your horizon
    • your woes are trivial by comparison >
      • empathy and action >
        • empathy
        • action >
          • what action to take
    • it's a phase you're going through >
      • change and rest and loss and growth
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