Life Purpose: What are you going to give away?

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.
-Pablo Picasso

Wow! Isn't that an amazing quote from the greatest modern painter of all time?  If we follow his wisdom we will work hard to discover what gift we were born with to share and then we will put all our energy into sharing it.  Why?  To make the world a better place and to bring you joy (believe it or not...I am coming to see they are the same thing!).

Finding Your Gift

So how do we know what gift we have?  Most of us would answer with, "I don't have any real gifts."  How sad is that for all of us to hear?  We too often  down play, neglect to develop, or strive to express these innate gifts we possess because they are not "special" enough. 

They do not have to be special!  They just have to be you! 

We all have some unique thing that has the ability to help expand life, create beauty, inspire, motivate, soothe and heal within us but we don't tap in to it.  So often we are so self depreciating in this ego competitive world that we do not see ourselves having anything "special" to offer.  We assume we need to be "better than' or as "great as" in order to say we have a gift that is worthy of sharing. But we don't. 

We just have to share what brings us joy and bliss...that right there is a big pointing finger sign  that says "This way to Your purpose! "  Your gift is a gift to you and a gift to the world.

What do you love to do?

What makes you lose track of time?  What makes you smile or laugh as you do it?  What makes you want to rush home and say, "Guess what I did today?" These are the things you have to offer.

Some of us can create great works of beauty that reflect how amazing the world is.  If that is your gift...you need to create

Some of us may have voices that vibrate with the angels.  If that is your gift, you need to sing.


Some of us have healing hands, minds and hearts that help in some small way or some great way to put an end to suffering.  If that is your gift you need to heal.

Some of us have a gentle touch and a caring heart  that helps the world and it's beings to grow.  If that is your gift, you need to  nurture and grow.

Some of have minds that strive to solve humanity's issues.  If that is your gift, you need to problem solve.

Some of us have a desire and ability to build great things, important things, and useful things.  If that is your gift, you need to build.

Some of us have the ability to teach the world what it needs to know and inspire humans to set an example.  If that is your gift you need to teach and inspire.

Some of us have the ability to express what the soul is saying through words and speech.  If that is your gift, you need to write and to speak.

Give away what feels good.

There are so many gifts out there.  What you feel "good" doing is your gift. What benefits the world and self...even in a small way...is your gift.

Find it within yourself.  Then...Give it away.

All is well in my world!

References

Pablo Picasso; Paintings, Quotes and Biography (n.d.) Pablo Picasso and His Paintings.  Retrieved from https://www.pablopicasso.org/