Amber, a client of mine, recently went through a crisis. Although she is in her 50’s, it was not a midlife crisis. It instead began with a small lump in her breast, found by a plastic surgeon during a breast augmentation consultation.

This discovery led to a referral to a specialist, a biopsy, a diagnosis of malignancy and a successful surgical removal and many painful procedures. It was the toughest year of her life, but Amber discovered something very deep and untapped within her. She discovered that she was not living a life of purpose. She had no idea what her purpose was, but she knew that it was not present in her life.

Crisis brings awareness as it outlines with clarity what our lives are all about. In Amber’s case, she realized that she had missed her calling. When she mentioned this to a few people, they tried to make her feel better by acknowledging that she had a financially secure life with a good husband and beautiful children, a nicely furnished home and that she looked more 40 than her own 50 years old.

Amber began to see herself with a new depth and realized that as she started to find out more about herself, she started gravitating towards friendships that inspired and encouraged her towards her purpose.  

This month we will focus on how clarifying your purpose so that you can create a life with meaning.  

To your fulfillment,
Cara 

This entry was posted by Dr. Cara Alana on April 7th, 2008 under Self Care with keywords .