The Power of Aligning with Your Inner and Outer Purpose - Week #20 of The Awakening Journey

As we continue on with our awakening journey, something might be starting to open up for you. You may be starting to expand, be reflecting on your life, or that secret dream we unearthed way back in the first few weeks of our journey together.  Good, we are going to explore that a little bit more here today. 

What is Purpose?

A lot of people are talking about purpose. I see it being used as a buzzword and I’m really excited about this. The more we are talking about this and using it in conversations, the more aware and awake the collective is, even if it isn’t quite conscious of this.

The collective in the sense of the entire humanity.

Inner and Outer Purpose

In our journey to awakening, we have an inner purpose and an outer purpose. 

You may have already heard of Purpose. It’s what we do, right? Not completely.

We have been conditioned to focus much on our outer purpose, and many people believe there is only an outer purpose and this is what they are striving for.  

What they don’t understand is that living an outer purpose is just more doing unless it is in alignment and in balance with inner purpose. 

For example, a person who does charity work and believes this is their purpose but never really feels fulfilled, or gets overwhelmed by the amount of good still left to do in the world.. Instead, they feel drained..

Our inner purpose is to wake up, be present, be in the moment. It’s the being part.

Our outer purpose is what unfolds out in the world once we are on point with our inner purpose. This is the doing. 

When you are aligned with your inner purpose, you may still be doing charity work and feel this is your purpose but it coming from a deeper place.

By focusing on inner purpose, our outer purpose becomes clear, more vibrant, more alive and more impactful in the world. It isn't a job. It's the work we are here to do.

That same overwhelm melts away and becomes obsolete. You will feel like you could “do” what you are doing all day, never get tired, need to eat, sleep or even be compensated for what you do.

That is the power of aligning with your inner and outer purpose.

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.” Maya Angelou

How do I discover my purpose?

If you are on this journey and you are reading this, you may be beginning to discover & feel your inner purpose from within. It might just be a glimmer of what wants to come alive in you. 

I want you to give yourself some space to open up to what might want to unfold. Try the Life Purpose Statement exercise in this week’s practice which will support you in this part of your journey.

How do Inner Purpose & Outer Purpose align me to my awakening journey?

Purpose is how your unique story is told. By living it. By embodying it through inner and outer purpose. This is pivotal in your journey. Every time you are in alignment with your inner and outer purpose, you awaken further.  

Your Practice

What is a Life Purpose Statement?  

A tangible embodiment that captures the essence of you when you are aligned with your inner purpose & allow the outer purpose to unfold from there. 

Simply put, it is a compass you can use and ALWAYS trust on your awakening journey to keep you on course.  

A simple statement that you can say any time you are at a crossroads, a decision large or small or even in conversation to ensure that you are living your purpose.

Talk about it.  Practice it. Play with it. 

Ready: 

I would like to preface that I’ve never done this through a blog post so if you have any trouble with it at all, please reach out to me. I would love to get feedback and give support.

I want you to close your eyes and take a deep breath. 

Here we are going to look back in the past and remember a time when you felt most alive. When you felt completely fulfilled. When your heart was on fire.

Look around, notice what is going on, who you are with. What does it smell like & taste like?

What is the impact in this environment? What did you just “do” to have created this impact?

How are the people around shifted? What is different? Who were you being? What is that magic part of you that came out that doesn’t otherwise?

Make notes on all of this. 

Now I want you to craft a statement.  The wrong statement.  Yes, I said the wrong one. 

Just simply fill in some of the words from above. Something like this:  I am the _______ that does ________ so that ________ (can happen in the world/universe/community etc).

Fill in the blanks. Say it out loud. How does it feel? Tweak it. Play with it. Use it to make 1 small decision in your life and see how that comes out.

Next, we will talk about The Rising of Consciousness, in the meanwhile remember the present moment is where your best life happens.

With love, presence and gratitude,

Darla