I think for many of us, the desire to find purpose and meaning in our lives equates to the longing for fulfillment in something other than what we are currently doing. Thoughts like “if only I could find my passion, I’d be happy” run rampant in our inner and outer dialogue.  For some, it drives us to search for fulfillment.  For others, it results in feeling apathetic towards the circumstances of their life.  Instead of showing up for life, life is allowed to pass them by without much engagement.  The problem with apathy is that it only leads to complaining about the idea that something is missing from our life without motivating us to do something about it.  I fell into the searching category.  I couldn’t sit back and let life roll by.  I went looking for an answer.

I, then, found myself in a situation where I was motivated, but I wasn’t inspired.  I was in this state for many years before the key to inspiration was revealed to me.  In retrospect, I can see that I was chasing after fulfillment, instead of being led from a state of …

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