Are You Here To Be A Teacher? 245someone to show me the way to the answers I was seeking. I wished that
I could sit down in front of people that I considered to be successful and
ask them questions about life purpose and their discovery. Years later,
after receiving my own answers, I discovered that I often wondered about
those who were still searching for theirs.
At one critical time during my inquiry I found myself a single father
who had just ended a thirteen year marriage. I had no idea who I was.
Because I had met my now ex-wife at such an early age, I only knew
who I was with her. I found myself with a big empty hole and I had no
idea how to fill it.
After spending much wasted time actively trying to figure it all out
in my head, I decided that I needed to go within and listen for my answers.
Fortunately, I had learned from a church how to quiet my mental noise,
ask questions, and receive answers from my inner guidance. So, the pain
I was feeling and the confidence I had gained in listening to my inner
voice motivated me to spend the next year meditating on the question,
“Who Am I?”
From that came the questions: “What is my purpose?” and “Why am
I here?” I would ask these questions one at a time, and I refused to do
anything else (except to go to work, or to deal with immediate family
issues) until I received my answers. I spent each waking moment waiting
in the silence for answers to just “drop in.” After many months of eager
anticipation, the answers started to present themselves to me!
- “Who am I?” I asked. I heard, “You are a child of infinite spirit.
You are pure energy. You are actually living proof that God exists.
You are a wonderful way that joy, love, happiness, melody, truth
and compassion are happening on this planet you call home.” - “What is my purpose?” I asked. I heard,“To teach and inspire the
masses to know that they are perfect just the way they are. The
gifts you have been given are innate; it is your purpose to share
them. Keep them not inside of you, but let these feelings, stories
and sounds OUT, and those who are ready will hear what they
need to hear and be moved by them.” - “Why am I here?” I asked. I then heard, “You are here to touch
the lives of each person you come in contact with. You are here
to remember all that you have forgotten. You are here to love and
be loved, and to learn to just be in each moment.”