Helen’s Place LLC Update: July 16, 2022
Consider that you have value, and a place in this world if only you could find it. If these words ring true for you, you might find the following seven steps helpful to finding your path:
First – Keep in mind that you move in the direction that you think about, so carve out time to visualize and analyze how you’re doing on your journey. The well-known philosopher Henry David Thoreau said:
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.”
Henry David Thoreau
Second – Write down a purpose statement about your mission in life, even if you don’t fully know what your mission is yet. Fill in the blank: My mission in life is to ___(do or be what).
Start with something that you know is true for you – i.e. “My mission in life is to be kind to as many people as possible.” Write this down, date it, and put it in a safe place.
Throughout your life, revise your purpose statement whenever something becomes clear to you.
Third – Make a Roadblock List. Be mindful of the personal obstacle you’re facing, noting those that are real and unreal. Most things we consider “unreal” are in our lower consciousness and not based in facts – such as fear of failure.
Imprints from our past are just roadblocks to work around.
In your list of personal obstacles, include a brief explanation as to why, in your opinion, you are blocked/and or how you got there. Example:
Obstacle: Low paying job that I have no interest in.
Explanation: Unqualified to do the job I want because I left high school without a diploma, due to stress over parent’s divorce.
Obstacles are deeply personal, but when you identify them and decide what to do about them, your life can move forward.
Fourth – Make a Course of Action Plan. From your Roadblock List, decide what to work on first and specifically what actions to take.
Modify the plan as you try different things, noting what worked and didn’t work. It’s not necessary to work on more than one or two at a time.
In the example provided in #3, “Low Paying Job that I have no interest in,” on you Action Plan your solution might be to “Start working on G.E.D. at night after work.”
Fifth – Implement your strategies – for getting around your personal roadblocks by chipping away at them one by one – like taking a class, or volunteering to gain experience in a career field.
For example – on your Roadblock List, you may decide you don’t have the ability, time or education to do everything – like becoming an astronomer;
So you can decide to keep astronomy as a hobby, because you can always gaze upon the stars. This is the way you figure out workarounds to your roadblocks.
Even the tiniest resolution can make a difference.
Sixth – Be watchful. Even in the most mundane survival job you may find something or someone that moves you in the direction you want to go in.
Seven – repeat steps 1-6. Know that it’s not clear how long this process will take, or that you will find your place in the world quickly. What is certain, however, is that:
Your life will be better for trying, because you lived with purpose and without regret.
You may begin noticing that your life gets simpler as Thoreau observed, and that your path straightens out over time, as you deepen the habit of following the steps to be mindful, watchful, and action oriented.
Related audio/video recording:
Another insightful way to find your path through pursuing your interests:
YouTube, Nate Murphy, Jan 1, 2020, “A practical way to choose your direction in life.”
Other related article you may be interested in:
Helen’s Place LLC, “Why it’s so hard for some people to find a place in this world.”
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