Purpose
More from my notes...
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Peter discussed in fair detail about his belief structures on Purpose.
This is in relation to the 3 universal laws: Purpose, Ease and Flow; and goes as follows (my understanding of it anyway
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We are all born with a Purpose - in other words there is a reason to our existence on this planet. During our childhood years (up to the age of eight), this purpose becomes clouded over with layers of "stuff" that our society dishes up (mostly with good intentions). These may be the values, beliefs and expectations of parents, teachers, peers; or material on either printed or broadcast media.
Life becomes hard when we lose our sense of purpose. Peter describes this as "Spirit Heavy, Task Light". This is when you are faced with the pile of work in your intray, and despite having all the resources to complete the tasks, you spirit is too heavy to take it on.
Life is easy, when we are on Purpose. This is when you are "Task Heavy, Spirit Light". When you are doing something you enjoy, you find that you can carry out many tasks, without feeling drained or tired. Hence the link between Happiness and Purpose.
However many feel the need for greater resources (money or knowledge) in order to live their Purpose. What they do not realise is that all the resources that one could ever need is already provided. This is the law of "Money is Free" or "Flow".
Many also feel that there Purpose should be of some grand scale; however this need not be. Peter told the story of a lady who's purpose in life was to grow the perfect rose. While this seems insignificant in the overall scheme of things, we could never know the importance of this purpose. That rose growing in a garden, could lift the spirit of someone who was about to commit suicide; just enough, so that they would not follow through with it. That same person might go on, inspired to study. That same person might one day discover the cure for cancer. The simple act of growing the perfect rose could have incalculable impact somewhere down the track.
I was interested to see a thread on the Legacy you would leave behind on the forum:
http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16649
My understanding now, is that it is in fact your Purpose that becomes your Legacy: no matter how big or how small. If you live your Purpose, and achieve whatever it is that you were sent here to do, you will have made the contribution to the world that you were supposed to.
Peter mentioned that for the great majority of the population, you will cease to exist in the memories of people in 2 generation's time. He said this was a good thing - because you could do whatever you like, and nobody would remember who did it in a relatively short period of time (I assume this means "Don't be afraid of doing something stupid").
He also went on to say that some people lose their Purpose. When people lose their purpose, Life becomes hard, as the Universe will automatically take action to prevent those individuals consuming its resources. It will first try to take action to "wake the person up" - through a major crisis - perhaps through loss of work, a life threatening illness, or a major injury. If this does not work, the person may be marginalized - thrown somewhere out of sight, out of mind. In the most extreme case, that person will in fact be eliminated.
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Cheers,
The Y-man
