"I don't know what my passion is."

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"I don't know what I really want to do with my life."

Last time I checked, there were quite a few kids who are 

Sick with a major disease

Hungry

Homeless

Without guidance

And a lot of adults who are in the same positions. Start helping people if you want fulfillment. It should be the first place anyone looks when searching for their purpose.

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God is the first place, and He will guide you.   

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It’s kind of an interesting topic. I mean, I worked with the homeless, heck I started a 501(c)(3) charity. But it’s a little bit of a conflict on who am I doing that for?
 

Are you doing it for them or are you doing it to fulfill some sort of need for “purpose”?

I think as I’ve gotten older, my need for purpose is really left to…Can I teach my kids enough, show them enough, give them the experiences to where their kids look at them years from now as great parents.
I always tell my daughter the things she has and the way we are together is a direct result of how my parents were.

 

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“Well, the world needs ditch diggers too” - Judge Smails 

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38 minutes ago, cyclone24 said:

It’s kind of an interesting topic. I mean, I worked with the homeless, heck I started a 501(c)(3) charity. But it’s a little bit of a conflict on who am I doing that for?
 

Are you doing it for them or are you doing it to fulfill some sort of need for “purpose”?

I think as I’ve gotten older, my need for purpose is really left to…Can I teach my kids enough, show them enough, give them the experiences to where their kids look at them years from now as great parents.
I always tell my daughter the things she has and the way we are together is a direct result of how my parents were.

 

Agreed. If someone has an empty cup, meaning they have glaring deficiencies they have not worked through, then they drain themselves to help others.

We should never attach emotional significance to external things. We should make ourselves joyful and happy just for the sake of it. Once we reach that point, we can help people to a much greater degree.

A good example are some of the billionaire philanthropists. Absolute terrible humans who used philanthropy to smooth out their image. 

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16 minutes ago, Frozenbeernuts said:

Agreed. If someone has an empty cup, meaning they have glaring deficiencies they have not worked through, then they drain themselves to help others.

We should never attach emotional significance to external things. We should make ourselves joyful and happy just for the sake of it. Once we reach that point, we can help people to a much greater degree.

A good example are some of the billionaire philanthropists. Absolute terrible humans who used philanthropy to smooth out their image. 

Yeah, not sure I always agree that billionaire equates to terrible human. 
Not usually any better or worse than anybody that lives on your block 

but yes, I agree. I have a note on my phone that reminds me. I should try to do five things every day. Doesn’t mean it’s your five things or anybody else else’s.

Read a book

Exercise

Play, listen or sing to music

Laugh at as many things that genuinely are funny

Eat something delicious 

five simple things that don’t involve anybody else, sacrificing time, money or energy for anything other than doing things that make yourself better or happy.

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1 hour ago, Frozenbeernuts said:

"I don't know what I really want to do with my life."

 

 

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26 minutes ago, cyclone24 said:

Yeah, not sure I always agree that billionaire equates to terrible human. 
Not usually any better or worse than anybody that lives on your block 

but yes, I agree. I have a note on my phone that reminds me. I should try to do five things every day. Doesn’t mean it’s your five things or anybody else else’s.

Read a book

Exercise

Play, listen or sing to music

Laugh at as many things that genuinely are funny

Eat something delicious 

five simple things that don’t involve anybody else, sacrificing time, money or energy for anything other than doing things that make yourself better or happy.

I said some billionaires. I agree that not all. I'm thinking of the Carnegie's and Rockafeller's. Their push to industrialize helped advance the industry of the US, but they looked at their workers as nothing more than labor.