Quotes About Purpose

You have your own life to live, and at its end, the only opinion that amounts to anything is that which God bestows.

It never is the who, is it? It's always the why. -Elphaba

It's my belief that our lives are stolen from us. Ornamented with pinnate leaves and colored frills, we exist only as a consolation for others. I don't feel fulfilled. Indeed, some days I scarcely feel at all.

I have always felt like a pawn... My skin color's been a curse, my missionary parents made me sober and intense, my school days brought me up against political crimes against Animals, my love life imploded and my lover died, and if I had any life's work of my own, I haven't found it yet, except in animal husbandry, if you could call it that.

We are only missionaries for the world, after all, and when our work is done we really don't exist. Do we? Can it be said for anyone?

I'm not looking for happiness. But I'm not looking for an ending either. pg. 544

Is there - is there need in the Afterlife?

We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.

In the chaos of everyday life, it's easy to lose sight of what really matters, and I can use my habits to make sure that my life reflects my values.

One of the biggest wastes of time is doing something well that didn't need to be done at all.

Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am. —Journal of Thomas Merton

Boredom can be important. That's when you have to figure out what you want to do.

By mindfully deciding how to act in line with my values instead of mindlessly applying my rules, I was better able to make the decisions that supported my happiness.

According to Aristotle, "Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

One of the biggest wastes of time is doing something well that didn't need to be done at all.

Frankl observed, "In some way, suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice." *

Just taking one drifting step can you set you in a course that's very hard to stop.

Feeling right" is about living the life that's right for you—in occupation, location, marital status, and so on. It's also about virtue: doing your duty, living up to the expectations you set for yourself. For some people, "feeling right" can also include less elevated considerations: achieving a certain job status or material standard of living.

Purpose? Hope? None of these words seemed right. Then I thought of a line from William Butler Yeats. "Happiness," wrote Yeats, "is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing.

Feeling right" is about living the life that's right for you—in occupation, location, marital status, and so on. It's also about virtue: doing your duty

There's no magic, one-size-fits-all solution to creating a happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative life; we can build a better life only on the foundation of our own nature, our own interests

Because of their focus on justification, Questioners wake up each day and think, What needs to get done today and why?

all severity that does not tend to increase good, or prevent evil, is idle. An important reminder for Upholders

It's easy to assume that we "should" undertake a particular clutter-clearing task. When we're very clear about why we're doing it, it's easier to use our time and energy productively—and also to recognize success.