by Mark Pitstick MA, DC
If you’ve not already, please read . . .
- ‘The Great News‘ (article #19 at SoulProof.com/Articles)
- ‘Eight Developments for Widespread Conscious Living Now’ (#125)
- Greater Reality LIVING Program: Integrating ‘The 8 Developments’ Into Your Daily Life (#72)
- Greater Reality HEALING Program: Journeying FROM Deeply Grieving TO Brightly Shining (#82)
The evidence-based information and holistic resources outlined in these articles will help you to:
- realize your true nature as an eternal being of consciousness / life-force / energy
- receive guidance and assistance from highly evolved energies and Source / The Light
- heal old wounds, release lower energies, and update erroneous teachings
- create the greatest life YOU have envisioned (YOU = your higher self / soul)
- help others by sharing your greatest gifts
- make our world a better place
As enough people do this, widespread personal and planetary change will naturally unfold.
Identify and Fulfill Your Highest Purposes
“How can I know my highest purpose?” is a very common and important question.
Margaret, an older female in North Carolina, told my workshop group that she didn’t know what her mission was. “I’ve tried and tried to figure it out,” she stated, “and I can’t come up with anything.”
In an attempt to help clarify her life purpose, I asked how she spent her time. “That’s just it” she said. “Over the last seven years, I’ve helped eight friends and family members who were very ill. I stayed with them until they passed on. I’ve been so busy that I don’t have time to figure out my soul’s missions.” The group began to laugh as the woman heard what she just said and experienced an ‘aha’ moment.
If only all questions were so easy to solve.
Other terms that describe the process of identifying and fulfilling your missions include:
- following your highest calling
- creating the greatest life of your dreams
- following your bliss
- sharing your greatest gifts
- shining as brightly as possible
- singing all your heart songs
- doing what you – as a timeless being of energy and consciousness – came to earth to do
Realizing your true nature as a deathless being of awareness bestows many gifts. One is trusting yourself enough to follow your highest calling. And what clearer way could your inner self / Creator / Life reveal your unique path than by what you enjoy and are passionate about? As Joseph Campbell said: “If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there the whole while, waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are living.”
Follow your heart and do what you feel called to do. Trust your intuition, that wise inner voice that guides you about every aspect of your life. You deserve to enjoy the greatest life of your dreams AND the world needs your brightest light.
The pieces of the world’s puzzle will fall in place as more and more people — starting with you and me —pursue their bliss. It’s like the old hide the button game: when you’re enthusiastic, you’re getting hotter.
You chose, hopefully in alignment with divine order, important missions before you came to earth. Clues to those missions are revealed by your innermost dreams and desires. Some people – especially beginner souls – might think that riches, sex, fame, and attractiveness are the goal of life. But many people have pursued those and found an existential emptiness.
People eventually find, whether on earth or beyond, that what really counts is love, peace, joy, meaning, gratitude, enthusiasm, and other higher energy emotions / ways of being. It’s fine to enjoy prosperity, pleasure, recognition for your accomplishments, and looking your best. Just remember that those can go away, but the prior list cannot.
You and everyone else have life visions and special talents to share. Universe supports everyone, especially those who intend to bring peace, joy, love and light to the fore in their lives and on earth.
Identifying and fulfilling your highest missions is not just lofty, impractical spiritual advice. It’s useful information that can increase the quality and, likely, the quantity of your life. For example, the most common time for heart attacks for men is early Monday morning. Day after day, year after year of following a path that’s not in alignment with your inner purpose can eventually impact your anatomical heart.
I’ve counseled a number of persons who hated their work, but were afraid to follow their bliss. “After I retire, then I’ll start that little business I’ve always dreamed of,” they say. When I ask about their life’s dream, they invariably pause for a moment. Then their eyes light up as they describe what they would do “if only . . .”
All person can discover why they are on earth at this time. They can identify their highest callings whether those seembig or small. Doing so, at least part-time, is one key to experiencing heaven on earth.
Attending to your missions is usually a multi-dimensional process. Most people have numerous roles in life: family member, significant other, friend, worker, church member, community participant, and individual. Following your bliss usually doesn’t mean forsaking all other roles and just focusing on one aspect.
However, balancing all roles may not be possible at times, especially for certain callings. For example, consider a scientist working on a breakthrough invention to help many people. The time and intensity demands may require – at least for a while – prioritizing responsibilities instead of fulfilling all roles impeccably.
Doing what you came to earth to do can be challenging, but it’s possible. Making a commitment to identify and pursue your greatest dreams is a first step. Some people have the circumstances and chutzpah to make abrupt changes and pursue their missions full time. Others may choose to make a more gradual transition over time. Whichever path you choose, start now!
Let yourself dream for a moment using your fullest imagination, then answer this question: “If you knew you could not fail, how would you live?” Let the images flow and feel the excitement as, perhaps for the first time, you become aware of your highest callings. Following them will put you in touch with the joy and purpose that is your birthright.
At the same time, be wise about it. A Middle Eastern saying about this is: “Trust Allah, but tie up your camel.” Daily living requires a certain income to survive so don’t rush off and quit your day job prematurely. Stay with your current work and expand your services until you naturally grow into your higher calling.
Fulfilling your soul’s missions may occur in stages. Even during my middle-aged years, I struggled with ‘what I want to be when I grow up.’ But I didn’t quit searching, growing, and doing all I could. In my sixties, I feel the greatest fulfillment ever now that I am sharing Soul Proof, Radiant Wellness, SoulPhone, and Greater Reality Living outreaches with many people. But it took decades to reach that level so be persistent AND patient.
To begin identifying your soul’s purpose, close your eyes, let yourself become relaxed, and ask for assistance from God and the Heavenly host. Give thanks for guidance and assistance in realizing your soul’s missions. Then listen closely for that still small voice within. Note any clues that arise spontaneously such as words, pictures, feelings, colors, people and places. Now answer the following questions by noting the very first responses that spontaneously arise:
- What are you naturally good at?
- What would you do if money were no object?
- What would you do if you had only one year to live?
- What would you do without pay because you enjoy it?
- What do you read and talk about in your spare time?
- What chokes you up, gives you goose bumps, cold chills, and tears in your eyes or pressure over your chest?
- How do you feel called to assist others and global transformation?
My audio product Identify and Fulfill Your Purpose AND Enjoy Your Greatest Life uses deep relaxation, visualization, and my guidance to help you. You can use this technique at home and record your answers to each question.
Don’t think that your soul’s mission has to single-handedly change the world. The old church hymn, “Brighten the corner where you are” lends a hint. Do the best you can within your sphere of influence and know that’s enough. Let your compassionate heart show you who needs help and how. And don’t forget to put yourself on your list of priorities.
Someday you will fly away from this demanding but wonderfully instructive classroom. Until then, you have special missions and purposes to share in this time and place. Your task is to learn, love, serve, enjoy and leave this planet a better place than when you arrived. Why not do so with style and grace while clearly remembering your magnificent soul nature!
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Thank you for telling others about this article! Your life, and that of others around you, will be more enriched when you:
- read the article again so you really know it.
- discuss with close family and friends to more deeply internalize it.
- take action steps that seem right for you.
- share it with others via social media, discussion groups, and other ways.
Hugs, love, blessings, and let it shine!
Mark
Mark Pitstick, MA, DC
author, lecturer, counselor, and holistic chiropractic physician; spokesperson, research assistant, and strategic planner for the SoulPhone Project; founder of Greater Reality Living, Healing, Helping, and Sharing Programs
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Mark Pitstick, MA, DC is a master’s clinical psychologist, holistic chiropractic physician, and clinical nutritionist. He has also helped others in pastoral counseling and suicide prevention / education settings. His goal is to help you know and show that this earthly experience is a totally safe, meaningful, and magnificent adventure amidst eternity.
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I created this article while ‘wearing the hat’ of a clinician, counselor, and educator. My statements are based upon some scientific research; much clinical and experiential evidence; my personal experiences; and my best current understandings. This program does not reflect my roles with the SoulPhone Project since those require solid scientific data for all statements.
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