August 6: True purpose

Hola, All! For a very long time it seems, I have been patiently waiting for my true purpose of 'why I am on this earth' to be unveiled. Never was I passionate about any past job I've ever had, except raising my children. But, as life goes, they grew up and moved out (and have turned into wonderful young women), which pretty much left me back at square one. As hard as it might be for you to believe, I used to be a very selfish person. I've had to almost totally change the way I think, do things and look at things in order to become the loving, giving person I am today. Not to say that I've reached the end of the rainbow; only to say that I've come a long way. Of course, I know that I still have areas where I can still grow and be a better person than I am today. I feel so fortunate that I love to read, and so have devoured many books that I found in the self-help and spiritual sections of my favorite bookstore, Half Price Books. One night I even had a dream that I found a book called "A Course in Miracles" there. I knew of this book from some of my readings and from the spiritual conference that I went to in June in Chicago. Two days after the dream, I told Ed that I was headed to Half Price Books. I searched high and low for that book, but didn't give up because I knew it was there somewhere. And, sure enough, I found it on the bottom shelf, all the way at the end. How I missed it the first go-around, I'll never know. Since I've returned from Costa Rica I've been reading "A Course in Miracles", and attending a study of this wonderful book. Guess what it says is every human's life purpose? To love yourself and to love others unconditionally. Well, "Duh", you say, "Everyone knows that!" Maybe, maybe not. Knowing it is one thing, living it is a totally different matter. As I strive to love myself and love EVERYONE else unconditionally, I know that I will cross paths with a job that will be so fulfilling that my heart will sing outloud.
Chao for now!
Dawnie