The origin of your purpose

One of the three pillars of living a thriving life is feeling securely attached to a sense of purpose. Take a look at the Restoried Compass to see a visual. In Becoming Restoried, I talk about purpose as the connection of your core pain to your dearest principles to your greatest passions.

We all move through the world wanting to heal, whether we are aware of it or not. Research has shown that we are approximately 30% genetically indistinguishable from a daffodil. And daffodils, like all plants, grow toward the light. It’s wired into them. We humans too can’t help but orient toward the light. We want it. We need it. 

And so I’ve found that the greatest experience of purpose you can have in the world is connecting your passions—what lights you up—to the wounds you most want to heal in your own stories. The meaning held in that healing, and in facilitating that healing for others, is extraordinary. It’s why I created Becoming Restoried. 

In this video walkthrough, we are looking at our purpose. More precisely, what’s the origin story of it? This is both a look at the present and the past. What gives you meaning and purpose now? (And keep in mind, you may not actually be pursuing it at the moment, but that doesn’t mean it’s nonexistent.) And where did this sense of purpose come from? 

Why does this matter? Because to feel stable, secure, and okay in your life, you need to be tethered to some sense of meaning and purpose. This need, along with the need and ability to tell stories, is one of the things that makes humans unique among life on this planet. And to feel tethered to this purpose, you need to know where it came from. You need it to be anchored in story. Your story. 

In the video, I’ll walk you through the worksheet and how my own story maps onto it.