Purpose

On Maslow’s hierarchy, health comes before friends, family, and community. It comes well before work achievements and a sense of accomplishments–and its far, far before self actualization.

“To expect a bad person not to harm others is like expecting a fig tree not to produce fig juice, babies not to cry, horses never to neigh, and the other inevitable things not happen — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 12.16”

Everyone wants a dream life, but nobody really knows how to pursue it, and there isn’t a whole lot of help out there to guide you toward it. I believe the life you want is possible when you understand your purpose.

But here’s the thing, like Peter Crone says,
Are you a victim?
Or 100% responsible?

In one scene, the romantic pair during their “meet cute” is walking up a stairway in a bookstore (which, on a side note, is EXACTLY the type of bookstore I would own and was actually filmed here) and the stairs have the saying:
J’accepte la grande aventure d’être moi.

High vibration people live in alignment. Their energy is clear, open, and rooted in love, integrity, and purpose.

There comes a moment when you feel you need a change. Suddenly the pull toward something more is impossible to ignore. Most of us are really good at avoiding change and cling to a life that is no longer serving us…until the day you realize something truly has to give.

We expect immediate breakthroughs, and when those don’t come, we stop showing up. The real success in anything happens not in the initial sprints but in the kind of work that requires patience to keep going when results are invisible.

As Toni Morrison said, “You wanna fly? You got to give up what weighs you down.”

Purpose is what gives our lives direction and meaning. It’s like our internal compass, helping us navigate daily challenges and long-term goals.