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Originally Posted by Cochonette  I know this: I want to be free. |
Cochonette, the reason I love your friend's purpose is not so much the Buddhist poetry of it, but the dynamic, positive solution-focus.
I wonder if it's the subtle negative inference of your purpose that has it not quite landing for you yet:
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To free as many beings from suffering as I can.
To create as much happiness as possible.
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The "as I can" and "as much as possible" holds an unconscious limitation, and may be leaving you present to limits rather than infinite power, do you think?
And "free from suffering" is both a limit and a focus on what you don't want -- What you really want is Freedom, yes, not just from suffering? "free from suffering" has a built in away-from motivation which tends to yo-yo you back to suffering. Do you think you might feel more inspired if you build your purpose as a dynamic, positive solution focus, like your pal's?
Even just that last statement of yours: "I know this: I want to be free" lands inspiringly on me, anyway. Even more inspiring to you might be generating it as an inclusive statement for the world; I know you want more than just to BE free, you also want freedom for your friends, loved ones, community, country, and planet, don't you. If you were to start by culling it down to the bare minimum, would that begin to inspire you: "my purpose is: Freedom."
The most important thing about your purpose, I think, is that it totally inspires you -- breathes life into life. What do you think?