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Old 11-05-2006, 12:55 AM
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I think it would be fun to share what our purpose here is. If you know yours and can write it succinctly...GO FOR IT!

Through being a powerful, passionate, inspiring, loving woman of light, I empower others, encouraging all to live to their full measure. I live in the moment and intuitively, following my heart and the spirit, serving others to create a world where compassion, Christ-consciousness and authenticity exist.
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Old 11-05-2006, 12:59 AM
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Mine is a bit simpler than that... Most of it stems from being a soldier from 1999 to 2004.

To bring peace to everybody.
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Old 11-05-2006, 01:34 AM
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What else do you stand for Adam?

(btw, I took a look at your blog. Did you really write that disertation on Evil? WOW....I read about 1/2 of it and plan to read it again, and in depth. It's intriguing although I disagree that Evil doesn't exist.)
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Old 11-05-2006, 01:39 AM
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My life purpose is to love my friends and family.
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My purpose is to be full of love, passion & exuberance in everything that I do and everyone I touch in my life.
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I am now working for the present and future happiness of humankind.

That's my general purpose. I'm still working on succinctly defining my specific purpose, but basically it will involve seeking to discover and test potentially better ways to live, and then using my gift of writing to offer what I've learned to others.
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Old 11-05-2006, 03:43 AM
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There are so many things I want to do and achieve but in the end all I care about is having done my best and went after my goals with everything I got.
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To bring peace to everybody.
That really strikes a chord with me. Very touching...

As for me, my general purpose is to be a "light worker" (I like that term) but as to the specific application of which I am still unsure.
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Old 11-05-2006, 04:02 AM
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To love all, to cherish every moment.
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Old 11-05-2006, 04:07 AM
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Relaxation. To live a relaxed life and show others how to put more relaxation into their busy lives.
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What do I stand for? Equality and tolerance are at the very top of my list. To have that, we must have integrity and responsibility. I see fear as the direct enemy of peace. The old saying that ignorance is bliss is wrong, because ignorance leads to fear, so the pursuit of knowledge, not just of facts, but of the various opinions of several different groups, is very important to me.

And yes, I did write that article on Evil... I had a little bit of help and feedback from Jeff Lilly of DruidJournal.net and from my wife, as well as a lot of inspiration from the Pavlinas, but most of it is my intuition and philosophical nature.
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My purpose is to be a friend.
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Old 11-05-2006, 09:33 AM
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My purpose is to rid the world of McDonald's...

Actually I'm still struggling a bit to figure out my TRUE purpose. I took the red pill and it's finally starting to kick in...so I'm sure I'll be gaining clarity on my purpose soon.

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I think my purpose is to strip away my social conditioning and really think for myself, and to show others that they can do the same.

I'm only just beginning to discover what I really think, but it has already been truly enlightening. I want to share that feeling with the world.
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I don't know. I almost thought It was to be a musician, etc. But I recently played and sung live for the first time and I didn't feel a thing. Not happiness, not sadness, now I'm confused.

Should I continue to sing only in my room? The thing is that I get pleasure in writing, playing and singing music but not in people listening to it. I like, I can, I want and I should be a musician... but I get no feeling when being listened for others... :-/ only when I do it for myself only. I don't understand it.
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Old 11-05-2006, 10:53 PM
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Should I continue to sing only in my room? The thing is that I get pleasure in writing, playing and singing music but not in people listening to it. I like, I can, I want and I should be a musician... but I get no feeling when being listened for others... :-/ only when I do it for myself only. I don't understand it.
You don't have to be a musician songwriter. I noticed the "I should" in there, if your passionate about the music creation process that's great, you don't need to play it to others. Plenty of musicians don't play their own music, they have songwriters who create it for them.
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To use my skills as an information liaison to help others improve their happiness, health, wealth and peace of mind.

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I think I've had the same feeling as songwriter did.

I thought I had my life purpose (something a bit hazy, which I don't even remember right now), but I didn't feel anything actually doing it. I felt empty. Kinda like I am right now.

Its driving me nuts inside. Surely this can't be it -- Monday to Friday, go to class, do a test, write an exam, get great marks, and continue the process. But even outside of school, I just don't feel anything. Its more like a robot on autodrive going from one place to another. I think the only time I feel something is when I'm doing photography, something artistic and something that changes the world by capturing those small moments.

Frankly put, I want to change the world for the better (like Steve Jobs did with the Personal Computer), but I don't know how exactly that's going to happen, which is the reason why I don't feel anything.

I never even realized that I didn't feel anything because I don't know the "how" behind it until I wrote it down right here right now.
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I think I've had the same feeling as songwriter did.

I thought I had my life purpose (something a bit hazy, which I don't even remember right now), but I didn't feel anything actually doing it. I felt empty. Kinda like I am right now.

Its driving me nuts inside. Surely this can't be it -- Monday to Friday, go to class, do a test, write an exam, get great marks, and continue the process. But even outside of school, I just don't feel anything. Its more like a robot on autodrive going from one place to another. I think the only time I feel something is when I'm doing photography, something artistic and something that changes the world by capturing those small moments.

Frankly put, I want to change the world for the better (like Steve Jobs did with the Personal Computer), but I don't know how exactly that's going to happen, which is the reason why I don't feel anything.

I never even realized that I didn't feel anything because I don't know the "how" behind it until I wrote it down right here right now.
My best advice -

Get out there and start doing other stuff. Break the proverbial mold of your every day routine and volunteer or work or play or do whatever you feel might be interesting.

I used to want to play poker professionally, but once I realized it wasn't much help to other people I decided it was silly. I still have fun playing poker on occasion, but I find my business ventures are much more helpful to others.

Just do what you can and what you enjoy! Also try intention-manifestation
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I have been trying intention-manifestation.

I'm also the president of my school's debate club, my school's improv-comedy troupe, and volunteer on weekends. Its just lately that none of it seems fresh anymore.

Or maybe I'm just tired. I think that's usually it. I feel that many times we're unhappy, but really we're just tired and we need a break. I'm sure I'll feel much more energetic in the morning and feel better about things. Its just Sunday evening blues (Monday...aaargh!).
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Or maybe I'm just tired. I think that's usually it. I feel that many times we're unhappy, but really we're just tired and we need a break. I'm sure I'll feel much more energetic in the morning and feel better about things. Its just Sunday evening blues (Monday...aaargh!).
Quite likely, and to that effect, I'd second Dave's suggestion to break your routine. Perhaps you need to devote more time to yourself.

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I think it would be fun to share what our purpose here is. If you know yours and can write it succinctly...GO FOR IT!
To teach everything I know to everyone who will listen. Extending this, to help everyone do this, in some capacity, at least some of the time.
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My purpose on earth is to be the best that I can be and to inspire and motivate

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You don't have to be a musician songwriter. I noticed the "I should" in there, if your passionate about the music creation process that's great, you don't need to play it to others. Plenty of musicians don't play their own music, they have songwriters who create it for them.
I don't like singing covers in front of people either.
To be sincere, if I don't get paid I don't like it.
But I would pay to do it in my home if it was needed.
I guess sometimes a purpose needs money in too.
If not my purpose is what I do in my room.
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Songwriter, I think Richful was saying that you can be a songwriter without having to perform. You could sell your songs to other performers.
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