Saw a client who has struggled for years looking for her life purpose. She shared that she regularly prays to find the answer. I empathize. For years I agonized about my royal purpose. Here is the note I later wrote to her:

Good on you. I used to stew about the BIG PURPOSE of my life. I was relieved when I started to use this perspective: Think of life as walking in a fog. You can only see a short distance ahead of you. Notice what gives meaning and purpose for the next step. Then take it. Please start journaling (perhaps daily) the answer to these questions:

• What happened today that had meaning and purpose for me?
• What did I do that supported it happening?
• For what did I feel grateful?
• What did I do that supported me having, dong or being this in my life?  

"Go as far as you can see. When you get there, you can see farther."
Thomas Carlyle