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MagicalRealist · 05-11-2009, 07:45 PM

You might want to try living without any kind of goals for a while.

And maybe you don't feel a sense of purpose right now because you're in between purposes? Maybe this is just a "hibernation" period before you move on to something else.

Try simply enjoying the present--whatever you're doing right now. If there is anything you've wanted to do or learn or enjoy, give it a try.

But seriously--it's okay not to be on fire for something, or be charging ahead all the time. We all need rest, and maybe this is just your time to do it.

I use these kinds of drifty, aimless periods to examine what I think I really want, and simply enjoy myself. And when I'm relaxed and focused on just being as happy as I can be for right now, a new purpose usually evolves out of it.

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MagicalRealist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 342	You might want to try living without any kind of goals for a while. And maybe you don't feel a sense of purpose right now because you're in between purposes? Maybe this is just a "hibernation" period before you move on to something else. Try simply enjoying the present--whatever you're doing right now. If there is anything you've wanted to do or learn or enjoy, give it a try. But seriously--it's okay not to be on fire for something, or be charging ahead all the time. We all need rest, and maybe this is just your time to do it. I use these kinds of drifty, aimless periods to examine what I think I really want, and simply enjoy myself. And when I'm relaxed and focused on just being as happy as I can be for right now, a new purpose usually evolves out of it.