There’s a funny thing that happens when we refuse to embrace our Soul Purpose.  Our purpose will actually start acting out!  Our purpose will, for lack of a productive outlet, become a problem child, misbehave itself, and seek our attention, even in a negative way.

If we don’t DO our Soul Purpose, we may even begin to think of our purpose as something that’s “wrong” with us.

You simply can’t NOT be who you truly are.  Even if you’ve not given your Soul Purpose the opportunity to make you money, to support you and to serve others, it will assert itself.  It is, after all, your Divinity.  It’s going to come out and play … even when it’s not appropriate.

Let’s say, for example, that at Soul-level, you are energetically designed to be a spiritual teacher.  That makes you gifted in the realm of communication, a natural channel.  Your words are a transformational catalyst for others.  And you’re probably a pretty darn good marketer and sales person, to boot.

But what if, in “real life,” you’re an accountant?  Or a massage therapist?  Or a jewelry designer?

Your Soul Purpose is still going to make itself known.

You’ll talk a lot.  But because these careers don’t exactly support lots of communication, you’ll talk a lot when you’re not working.  In fact, you’ll dominate most conversations with anyone who’l listen.  Your conversations will eventually turn into venting your opinions and verbally processing your choices, because words are how you organize your thoughts and your life.  If you do let the other person speak, you’ll give advice, whether it’s wanted or not.  Over time, you’ll feel the need to give advice especially when it’s NOT wanted … because you give great advice, and you know it.  Of course, no-one likes unsolicited advice, but you can’t stop yourself anymore.  Over time, you’ll go from merely opinionated to judgmental.  Finally, you’ll become resentful because no-one is listening to you when you so obviously know what’s best.

Without a productive place for your Divine gift of communication to flourish, the gift becomes a social dysfunction.

We’ve all run into those people who are so desperate for someone – anyone! – to listen to them that they’ll talk your ear off, given half a chance … right?

A few months ago, a friend and I were at a local networking meeting, and an elderly gentleman came up to us out of nowhere and interrupted our conversation.  He immediately began sharing his life story.  Then he started randomly lecturing us, going on and on.  Finally, I interrupted, thinking I would try to redirect his rant into an actual engaging conversation.  As soon as I interrupted, he stomped off … not giving me a chance to speak, not willing to listen, never truly engaging.

He was a spiritual teacher without students.  Without an appropriate outlet, his gift had turned him into a harmless but weird and somewhat rude old guy that ranted at total strangers.

It’s an extreme example.  But NOT doing our Soul Purpose for eighty-five years will create a pretty darn negative result, because it is a choice against our Divine nature that we make, every single day.

So here’s the question for you:

What personality traits and “flaws” are you currently beating yourself up for?

Where do you think you are a bit “dysfunctional” or “weird?”  Or maybe simply not “normal?”

Could it be that your Soul Purpose is making itself known?

If you could think of a way to take what’s “weird” about you and serve others through the “dysfunction” and get paid for it … what would that look like?

Remember, you’re a Divine Being.  There’s nothing “wrong” with YOU, ever.  It just may be that you haven’t created the circumstances that support your Divinity, your brilliance, your gifts.

Your Divine Purpose is to be who you already are.  It’s not even possible for you to be anything else.  BUT it’s up to you to give your Divinity a functional, productive, and revenue-generating outlet within your human experience!

Where do you think your Purpose might be hiding?  Leave a comment and share!

To your infinite abundance,
Andrea

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