Giving My Life Purpose

I fell in love with the idea of being a teacher at a very young age. Of course, my very first teachers were my parents; they talked to me about all kinds of things and explained the why of things very concretely for me to understand. However, my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Fisherman, mesmerized me with her keen ability to make all things seem magical.  She must have been a person who knew clearly what her purpose was in life. I knew intuitively that this was someone that I would try to emulate. I wanted to have the power of provoking thought in other people.

Chopra talks about divine discontent. At this stage in my life I wonder if I have lived a life of divine discontent. I know that I have been the rebel in many respects. I know that I question. I believe that creativity is a very important part of my life. Have I limited my own my creativeness because of divine discontent.

Chopra and Myers realize various points of “synchronistic thinking” between them. The death and the disposing of the ashes of their respective fathers was one of those connecting points between them. I loved Chopra’s story about when he disposed of his father’s ashes and found that his father had done the same with his grandfather. His father had left a record of what had happened for other generations to read when it became his turn to dispose of his ashes in the Ganges River. Chopra continued the tradition and left a note for his children to read when his ashes are brought to that very site; that is a wonderful opportunity for closure. I think that I will follow suit. I try to communicate to my children the things that are important so that they do not have to wonder about things that gave meaning to my life. They gave my life meaning and purpose; I hope that they know that. But, I want to leave them a last note that will relieve them of the grief that I felt when my dad and mother passed. Of course, I know that they have to grieve and mourn but I want to have the power to help them heal. That is what a parent does most of the time. Why not help them heal at the moment of our physical disconnection. I know now of course that the love between us will never detach from our souls. We are eternally connected through love.

So I think that I am finally on the path to understanding of consciousness, the meaning and purpose of my life.