Week 10: Aligning with Your Purpose: Living Authentically

Are You Living Your Purpose or Someone Else’s Script?  Have you ever looked around and wondered, How did I end up here? Maybe you're checking all the boxes—career, relationships, responsibilities—but deep down, something feels off. I’ve been there too. I once followed a path I thought I should walk: chasing success by someone else’s definition, saying yes when my soul whispered no, striving instead of aligning. It wasn’t until I paused and got honest with myself that everything started to shift.

That pause led me to reconnect with what truly lit me up—my values, my passions, and the parts of life that made me feel whole. When I began making decisions from that place, life didn’t just get easier—it got meaningful.

Why Purpose Matters More Than Ever

Your purpose isn’t just a lofty ideal or a job title. It’s the unique rhythm your soul dances to. It’s the quiet voice inside that knows what truly feels right for you.

Living with purpose can:

• Provide Clarity – When you’re in tune with your inner compass, decisions come from alignment, not obligation.
• Fuel Motivation – When your goals reflect your heart’s truth, you’ll feel energized—even on tough days.
• Create Fulfillment – Purpose brings depth. It's what turns routine into ritual, and tasks into expressions of who you truly are.

3 Steps to Align with Your True Purpose

1. Reflect on What Lights You Up

Think about the moments when time melts away. What were you doing? Who were you with? How did you feel? These moments hold clues.

Ask yourself:

• What activities make me feel energized instead of drained?
• When do I feel most like myself?
• If money and judgment didn’t matter, what would I spend my days doing?

2. Reconnect With Your Values

Values are your soul’s non-negotiables. When you live in alignment with them, life feels expansive. When you ignore them, things feel heavy.

Try this: Write down your top five values (examples: freedom, authenticity, creativity, connection, service). Then reflect—how well does your current life honor these values? Where are the gaps?

3. Visualize Your Purpose-Led Life

Close your eyes. Take a few deep breaths. Imagine your most aligned, vibrant self a year from now. Where are you? What are you doing? How do you show up each day?

This isn’t about fantasy—it’s about planting seeds of possibility and giving your subconscious something to move toward.

Tools to Support Your Journey

Living on purpose isn’t always easy—but there are gentle tools to guide and support you:

• Guided Visualization: Set aside 10 quiet minutes. Picture your ideal day from start to finish. Feel it in your body. The emotions you experience are often more important than the details.
• Crystals: Let nature support you. Apatite can reignite your motivation. Labradorite helps illuminate your inner wisdom and spark inspiration. Keep them on your desk, carry them in your pocket, or hold them during meditation.
• Affirmations: Speak truth into your life. Say them out loud, write them in your journal, or repeat them in the mirror. A few to try:
• “I live each day with intention and soul.”
• “I trust the unfolding of my path.”
• “I am already enough—and I’m always growing.”

Final Thoughts

Your purpose isn’t a destination or a checklist. It’s a way of being. And it’s allowed to evolve as you do. Sometimes it whispers. Sometimes it roars. But it’s always within you—waiting for you to listen.

This week, I invite you to take one small, intentional step toward alignment. Reflect. Reconnect. Reclaim. You are the author of your own story, and it’s never too late to rewrite the next chapter.

Bonus: Download your free printable worksheet to dive deeper into your purpose journey here.

Visual Inspiration: Use this reflective guide graphic as a daily reminder that your purpose lives within you, ready to guide you forward.

Be the authentic, beautiful & compassionate being you were meant to be!  The abc's of becoming your true self!

Be well,

Mary-Anne