What is Your Mission on Earth and What is it Not? Ten
Misconceptions
You were sent to earth with a mission to fulfill. This mission
has to do with your passion. If you want to be happy and
fulfilled with enthusiasm, you have to discover what your
mission is and organize your life and activities in function of
your mission. Most people have the wrong idea about their
mission. Here are some common misconceptions and the truth about
what a mission on earth really is :
1. There is no such thing as a life mission and everything is
just a coincidence. There is no such thing as Coincidence. We
were sent down to Earth with a mission: to increase our ability
to love. Everybody's mission is unique because of the different
ways we go about this. You too have your individual way to
spread more love around you. Increasing the love energy on our
planet is the ultimate goal of every life form on Earth.
2. Our mission or goal exists outside of us and is waiting to be
discovered. Your mission is inside you, manifested by your
natural talents, desires and passions. Look at what excites you.
What kind of activities bring joy and satisfaction? What is it
that you spend countless hours on as a kid? Your mission already
exists and you knew it already before you came to Earth. The
only thing for you to do now is to remember.
3. Our life goal is a particular occupation or profession. Our
life goal is not a well-defined activity. It is much broader
than a specific career and contains more than how you're making
a living. It's a mistake to confuse how you provide for yourself
with what your life mission is. It is possible to implement your
mission from within your working environment, but it is much
larger than that. When you meet new or old friends, always are
you able to implement your mission, simply because it is an
attitude, a sharing of your core talents.
4. Life is on hold until you have discovered your mission. No
need to sit around and wait. You may still be uncertain about
your goal in life, but that does not mean your life hasn't
started yet or is not significant. Everything you ran into up to
this point in your life does have its importance and has brought
you to where you are now: on the road of self-discovery and the
fulfillment of your mission.Your life goal is continually being
revealed to you, all the time. It's not a one-off discovery, and
then that's it. It is rather an ongoing process than a single
moment. The search and implementation continues throughout your
life. This is exactly what your life is: the ongoing discovery
and implementation of your mission.
5. You have to change in order to be worthy of discovering your
mission. There's no use in believing there is something wrong
with you just because you are still searching. Everybody has a
specific mission. Everybody is worthy and has the ability of
finding his or her life mission. The desire of your soul to
fully participate in the world will attract the right
circumstances for you and allow your mission to present itself.
Moreover, you are already perfectly equipped with the talents
needed to fulfill your mission. All that is needed is your
awareness. All that is needed is for you to un-cover them, that
means, take them off the shelf and into the center of your life.
6. You can fulfill your mission by imitating somebody else. A
person's life destiny is a strictly individual matter and can
thusly not be imitated or copied. You can be inspired by the
courage and perseverance of another, but you cannot live a copy
of that person's life. A mission is like a suit in the big
wardrobe of life. There is exactly one suit that fits you like a
second skin, tailor-made for you only. If you try on the suit
made for another, you are making two mistakes. First, your own
suit remains in the closet, unused. Second, you have taken the
suit of another and are thus taking the wrong place in the
switchboard of life. If you're not following your own mission,
then you are following that of another!
7. It's egotistical and arrogant to occupy yourself with your
mission. One has heard many times to be of service to others,
help your neighbor and be ready to reach out to those in need.
Partly, that's correct. But instead forgetting about the self
and helping any random person who crosses your path, it is
better to remember your mission and find out where, when and who
it is you need to help. This kind of help will be all the more
efficient and at the same time gives you much more satisfaction.
Helping the forgetful way is only going to give you loads of
frustration. Fatigue and exhaustion is the only result of only
helping others while not taking the time to recharge your own
batteries. Finding your mission in life and living accordingly
is neither egotistical nor arrogant. It is your first
responsibility. Remember: "Love thy neighbor as thyself." This
includes loving the self. Living the implementation of your
mission radiates enormous amounts of enthusiasm into your
environment. This is a significant contribution to the
well-being of all lives you touch.
8. You can discover your life mission by intellectual analysis.
You will not discover your mission by analysis or intellectual
considerations. It is rather a step-by-step process of
discovery, driven by the attitude of introspection (looking
within the self), by following your passions and by noticing for
fundamental connections in your life. You will discover your
mission by listening to your intuition and by taking your dreams
and visions seriously.
9. You will become famous once you have discovered your mission.
Your mission does not necessarily contain fame and popularity.
Many people are implementing their mission with a low profile,
in their own personal environment. Your success in fulfilling
your mission cannot be measured by external signs such as riches
or glamour. The real criteria for measuring success are
enthusiasm, joy, energy, satsifaction, the knowing that
everything has its meaning and the feeling that you are on the
right place doing the right thing with the right people.
10. Pursuing your life goal is hard and difficult. Sometimes,
while pursuing your life goal, you will have moments of fear,
doubt and anxiety. You might often wonder if you've made the
right choice, and if you couldn't have just kept things the way
they were. But as you come closer to fulfilling your life goal,
these doubts and fears will be replaced by enthusiasm, joy,
happiness, satisfaction and the feeling that life has deep
meaning.