Finding That One Purpose in Life Amid the Bitterness of Life
Question: How should I look for meaning of life? I am a 32 year old male, an immigrant but pretty “domesticated”. I don’t like my job. It pays nickles and dimes and I am not completely happy in my relationship do not connect on a physical level. I have a kid of my own. He lives with his dad in another state though but I see him whenever I want to. But I have developed some kind of bitterness in life. Is this because of a failed marriage? Or maybe because I tried applying for those graduate scholarships for women and all of them turned me down?
Answer: First, determine what are your needs are. For example, physical needs are finding a job or establishing a home. Second, see what skills and talents you have and which you must develop. Third, see what is the most thing that you feel passionate about. It could be something you do from your full heart even if you’re not paid to do it. Fourth, start developing a spiritual view, not nessecarly religiously, but about your existence and sense of purpose.
Once you finished writing down the answers for these four parts, start to look for the intersections. At last you’ll end up finding your purpose. But first to get into this change you must change your ways too. Your way of time filling. Your relations that are keeping you back no matter how close these realtionships are. And so on. As long as you are doing the only thing you love and what you’re passionate about, you’ll be happy no matter what in all your life areas. Especially when this purpose (that you love doing) is fulfilling your physical needs. Make use of your skills and talents and learn new ones. And now is the time to dig into that scholarships for women directory and soon you will find that one kindhearted organization that can give you the financial assistance you need.