Driven...by Purpose

Hey Ladies!

I hope you had a yummy Thanksgiving! Mine was pretty terrific, especially since I had a new little person at the dinner table! My son, Elijah, was feasting from a bottle; but, he was still very much a part of the festivities!

Lately lovelies, I've been thinking alot about purpose. There are soooo many things that I want to accomplish in my lifetime and I don't feel like I have any time to waste. But wouldn't you agree that it's so easy to lose time? Whether you're wasting it being lazy or losing your focus...it's so easy to become distracted by other things that have absolutely nothing to do with your journey! Unfortunately, when you finally "wake up" you're disappointed that you didn't maximize your time and talents better. Well, I don't want to go down that road any longer. As a result, I've taken the time to really pray and consider my purpose. I think it's important to begin to clearly define it now, before I really start building. It makes sense. Never has an architect built anything without a blueprint. Neither should we begin to build a business or begin a new career without considering whether the decision supports who we really are and compliments our purpose. Now I'm not one of those spooky folks that believe purpose just falls out of the sky! I believe that very experience, every tragedy, every accomplishment gives clues, if not reveals your purpose.

For me, I have a proclivity to helping women and children. When I hear disheartening stories about them, I cry, become angry and/or deeply concerned as if they're my family! No matter how many stories I hear, my heart has yet to become unaffected when it comes to them. As a result, I have several ideas as it relates to helping women and children; and not only in ways that would be considered extraordinary. There are so many ways to walk in purpose and it not be considered incredible to the general public. But if it compliments who I am and what I'm here to do, who cares! That's me and I'm gonna do me! You feel me?

As I mentioned before, it's so easy to lose sight of what you're supposed to be doing during your lifetime. Therefore, I've decided to write down my purpose in great detail. In addition, I've asked a couple of people to hold me accountable to it. Why? So when something "more spectacular" comes along and works to steal my focus, I have some folks in my corner who can reel me back in! LOL!

Now that I'm clear and have courageously accepted my purpose, I'm driven to really move forward without hesistation! So ladies, search your heart to consider your purpose. If you see another sista struggling, be a true sister and challenge her to consider her purpose as well. They say it's lonely at the top, but it doesn't have to be if you pull up the ones you love!

Hugs and kisses!
Latasha