Comments on: 15 Questions that Reveal Your Ultimate Purpose in Life

By: Eustress - The Positive Stress for Happiness | Zen to Fitness

Eustress - The Positive Stress for Happiness | Zen to Fitness — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:08:15 +0000

[...] – A Purpose to Life. Something to get up for each day whether thats a job you enjoy, or anything that gets you passionate about living. If yu haven’t found that thing it will come it just takes time and effort. Here is a great post about revealing your purpose in life…… [...]

By: Funny Pictures

Funny Pictures — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:14:44 +0000

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By: promosyon

promosyon — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:43:21 +0000

I always read your blog in high spirits. Thanks

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:25:02 +0000

Hi stephanerd!
Welcome to Goodlife Zen. I agree that questions are much more potent for change than answers/

By: stephanerd

stephanerd — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:15:13 +0000

Hey there Mary – I just came to this post through Twitter, and am eager to puzzle over these questions in my free time. I’ve answered a similar set of questions in the past, but I find that goals and purposes and means of fulfillment can easily change over a lifetime, so it’s nice to take a fresh look at such questions.

stephanerds last blog post..Coffee Break: Why Are We Afraid To Put Ourselves Out There?

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:12:57 +0000

Hi Jennifer!
Thank you for sharing your struggle to find a clear direction in life.

What you say about teaching and how it may now help you to fulfill you life purpose is very interesting.

I think that we choose to learn and do certain things – and much later realize what really made us go down that particular path.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:07:15 +0000

Hi Mary! I just found your blog and this post really jumped out at me because it is something I have been thinking about a lot lately. I really agree with many of the previous comments – it’s great to see someone talk about having having multiple purposes, though I can also relate to Di and Dianne that for some, appreciating life itself is purpose enough. But what really struck me about your post (and why your feed is now in my reader!) was that your life purpose resonates closely with what I have been coming to see as my own. For various reasons, I’ve done a lot of work on my own personal growth over the last several years and I see that as a never-ending process. But recently, I’ve also started having a ‘what now?’ feeling. That is, I’ve been so focused on getting my own stuff together, and now that I’m feeling like I’m much closer to where I want to be personally, I’m at a bit of a loss of where to go from here. Many of the questions you pose here have already been swirling around in my head (and now I’ve got even more to think about!). What I keep coming back to is that the best next step for me is to do what I can to help others reach their potential (which in turn, can help me reach mine!). One thing I find particularly interesting about that is that I am already a teacher and although I entered that profession many years ago and for what I thought were entirely different reasons, I now can see that one reason why I have always loved my job is that it helps me fulfill my life purpose.

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:26:13 +0000

@Evelyn Lim
I’m just doing an interview with Steve Pavlina for Goodlife Zen. In the quesions I’ve asked him about how he sees passion these days. We’ll see what he says.

The interview will be something to look forward to!

By: Evelyn Lim

Evelyn Lim — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:36:06 +0000

Hi Mary, I really enjoyed this post. I’m also not sure if I agree with Steve Pavlina on his definitions of passion and purpose. What you wrote on “True passion is a wellspring of energy that drives our life, and aligns it with our ultimate purpose” makes more sense to me.

Thanks for sharing,
Evelyn

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By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:52:36 +0000

@Jade
I think you are right: a purposeless life leaves us hopeless. Power comes from engaging with our purpose and waking the passion within.