Getting out of ourselves and reaching out to help someone else in need can have paradoxical magical cures to our own pains.
Moreover, the foundation of one’s purpose is often filled with the resilience and grit from surviving struggles and pain. One of the cornerstones of resilience and grit is shaped through connection with others.
When connecting to another, suddenly the broken heart, lost job, financial difficulty, grief, trauma, and stress becomes a powerful tool for empathizing with another person in similar pain. Helping them aids the healing and meaning for both of you—and a greater purpose is discovered in the alchemical healing connection.
Inspiration for the Day: “If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” –Barack Obama
Note: This is an ongoing series to help provide support during these challenging times. These daily readings are part of an overall book on balance, which includes 12 essentials for maintaining balance to support resilience and your best self. The 12 essentials include mind, body, love, service, self, family, intimacy, purpose, environment/living space, nature, social relations, and spirit. This series is sharing 30 days of lessons about purpose. As you remain quarantined during this COVID pandemic, perhaps you can take this time to evaluate your plans and cultivate a deeper Soul purpose in your life.
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