Aug 4, 2011 by admin
I have been very thoughtful lately about the topic of life purpose. The most frequently asked question of me is “What is my purpose in life”? I have often commented that we all have the same basic purpose in life, to be a living example of loving acceptance of all life. To live with passion, give generously, act with kindness, see the best in people and provide inspiration to those who are ready.
The more I think about this very general answer I see that while it is adequate and easy there is more to be said. If I follow the guidelines I just set in my words above then I have more to share. I believe to find one’s purpose in life they must take personal inventory, review their life and become aware of patterns. When we do this we begin to see that we excel at certain things. Not only do we excel but we FEEL good/right within ourselves. There can be a powerful feeling of peace and passion all at the same time. Enthusiasm wells up inside. I love the word enthusiasm it means “from enthous ‘possessed by a god, inspired’. Somehow we feel connected to a stream of energy that is remarkable and sustainable. When we recognize this in ourselves we feel connected to God and right with the world.
Speaking of life purpose and manifesting our soul’s desires…I have a little story to share with you that explains what got me thinking about this subject.
You may have noticed that the words “What Really Matters” are written at the top of my header. This is because this is the theme of my personal purpose in this life. To paraphrase something Oprah, once said, when your trying to figure out what to do ask this question…God, what would you have me do?
Below is the answer that came to me in a dream, when I asked myself, what would you have me do Lord, to serve you best in this life.
This dream was so powerful that it changed my life forever. I was awakened early one morning by a dream so vivid that at first I was unsure if it was real or a dream. In this dream I found myself standing at the foot of a podium looking around and wondering why I was in this unfamiliar place. As I quickly assessed my surroundings, I realized there were literally millions of people in all directions as far as the eye could see. They were standing, waiting, for what I didn’t know. The crowd was filled with anticipation and there was a tangible feeling of electricity in the air. Soon I realized that I was expected to go up to this podium and say something. For a moment I panicked wondering what I could possibly have to say, then I began scanning my surroundings again for a clue.
I realized there was a banner over head and so I turned around to see what it said, hoping it might give me an answer and save me from possible humiliation. The words “What Really Matters” were printed in enormous purple and gold letters that sparkled in the sun light. I instantly felt calm and peaceful. I felt in someway I was about to fulfill my destiny. Tears welled in my eyes and I felt a deep sense of gratitude. My next feeling was one of incredible exhilaration!
Slowly I began walking up the steps to the podium. I looked around took a deep breath, made eye contact with as many people as I could. Now I began to speak, almost as if someone else was speaking through me. I asked the crowd to close their eyes for a moment… take a deep breath… relax and ask themselves, “What Really Matters, to your heart and to your soul, right here, right now?” There was a long pause…I too was going inside to answer this question for myself. Then I began to speak in a voice that was very clear and full of passion…Love really matters to me, realizing the unity of all life everywhere matters deeply to my soul, every man woman and child having enough to eat matters to me, appreciation matters to me. Every person living their dreams and expressing their personal best really matters to me. The list went on and on, becoming a litany of love.
The crowd responded by yelling out one person at a time. My children matter to me! Another person yelled, God really matters to me. Rapidly people began to speak their hearts desires. You could hear a chorus of voices, rising and falling, creating a wave of feeling so ecstatic, I felt as though I would explode with joy into a trillion pieces. Slowly as the crowd continued shouting the scene began loosing color until everything went black and silent. Then suddenly, there was a blinding flash of brilliant white light! Once again I was aware of the crowd but everything looked and felt very different. There was an exquisite texture to the scene and there was a beautiful golden shimmering glow that somehow created a feeling of interconnectedness and unity. There was a sense of joy, and peace in the air. A feeling that we had all accomplished what we had come to do.
I awakened from this dream, shaken and excited and immediately told a friend what had happened. My friend felt this was a message from spirit telling me to help the world by reminding each and every person to stay focused on “What Really Matters”. I asked my inner guidance and got instant confirmation. My guidance told me that the world would transform if “What Really Matters” became a question asked by people daily basis, no, an hourly basis. It has to do with the law of focus and attraction. What ever you focus your attention on you attract to you. The task was to get people thinking about their dreams, passions and desires, and then inspire them to take action toward living them. Sort of a follow up on what “Field of Dreams” began.
At first I couldn’t figure out how I would be in a position to talk to so many people. Then my friend reminded me that television reaches millions of people 24 hours a day. Now things were really clicking into place. I have 10 years of background in television and had always wondered when spirit would use my skills to further my spiritual work. It seemed clear that the time had come to begin. At that point my friend called a close friend of hers who had television experience and asked him to come to Sedona and meet with us about this project, the “What Really Matters” talk show. We talked about the vision and he loved the idea.
Things got kind of quiet after that. Over time the project would come up as a topic of conversation but it didn’t really go anywhere, that is until one day in October 1998 when I was watching Oprah and John Gray on TV and I had a major inspiration!
I immediately went to my computer and wrote a letter to Oprah and started writing this introduction.
In my letter to Oprah I exclaimed, “For years now I have been using you as an excuse not to follow my dream.” The exact opposite of what she encourages in people! You see, I would say to myself, “the world doesn’t need another Oprah,” Why reinvent the wheel”? In other words I was denying my own value and my vision. Of course you can probably guess that this was just a smoke screen. Yes, behind the excuses I was really frightened that I wasn’t smart enough, slim enough, politically correct enough, or whatever enough to be on television and be successful.
Well I’m over it now! I am writing this blog as a first step. I created a workshop and started writing a bood titled “What Really Matters”. It is not important what medium I choose in the moment. The important thing for me is to take the blessed message I got all those years ago and live it in my own life. I encourage you to ask that powerful question (Lord, what would you have me do) and when you get your answer…and you will, follow the guidance without hesitation and keep taking action on your dreams.
God bless every one of you. My prayer is that you are in some way inspired by this blog to live your dreams and become all that you can be. Know that you are loved, respected, appreciated and recognized as a valuable part of the divine plan.
In Loving Service,
Alana HeartSong
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