LIVING WITH JOY - Chapter 18
XVIII. Living in Higher Purpose
Higher purpose is a stream of energy you join when you create something that serves mankind or your own spiritual evolution. Without higher purpose you are a wanderer, roaming around, taking various paths with many potential wrong turns and lost time. With higher purpose, you can choose every moment, knowing what to do with the hour, the day, and the week. It allows you to grow and evolve rapidly in this lifetime.
Everyone on earth has a higher purpose. You came to earth to be a part of a system of energy that deals with emotions, personality, and thoughts, that involves seeing what is inside of you reflected in the outside world. You did this so you could create and see around you who you are. There are other universes in which forms come and go more quickly; almost the minute they are thought of, they appear and disappear.
Things move more slowly here. Time is literally slowed down so you can focus on certain things. You segmented yourself into a certain time frame called birth to death, and are working on specific energies. I am speaking of the larger framework of the universe, for on a universe scale, the earth plane is very slow. The wave of the note is very long, so that you can experience matter. From that perspective, you want to evolve upward to the highest frequency of this note, so you may go on to other places where the rules change. There are places where you are more a pure energy being, unbound by the concrete world of time, space and matter.
Here your thoughts create and become reality; it could be said yours is a world of frozen thought. It takes longer to create form, and for some of you, even longer to let it go. Because time on this plane is slow, you must practice economy of energy, and that is one of the reasons it may seem to take so long to create what you want.
If you focus on having something, you can go straight to it with purpose. It may still be a matter of years before you reach your goals, for you who are authors, or into physical training, but having a higher purpose saves time. When I speak of higher purpose, I am speaking of compacting time, speeding up the evolution of your soul, and raising your vibration. The more you have a purpose, the less you waste energy, and the faster you can go higher. Ultimately, higher purpose is spiritual evolution.
The new home, the finished book is not the goal of growth. But the process by which you create these things and the growth it gives you—the new skills you acquire, the insights, the opening of your heart when you love, the new appreciation for beauty your garden gives you when the flowers come up, the feelings that you have when you finish a project, the focus and concentration when you work—this is higher purpose, this is evolution.
Spiritual growth means
increasing your awareness of
beauty, opening your heart,
and experiencing more love
and compassion.
When I speak of higher purpose, I am speaking of soul-purpose, which is to balance all your energies, and harmonize your being with your soul's note. Each one of you has a soul sound, a note; and the more you can express it outward into the world through your voice, the more you can create forms in the outer world that match your inner being. You will notice that as you sound your note, you begin breathing more deeply and rhythmically. You can start by letting sounds come out of your mouth, until you find a beautiful, comfortable sound. This will assist you in clearing your aura and raising your vibration, just to sound beautiful, comfortable notes. It will harmonize the various parts of your being.
There are many ways in which evolution occurs, depending on where you are on your path. Ultimately, souls start out on earth in the denser energies, and work their way up into the higher and finer energies. Some of you do it very quickly, and others of you take longer. What are some of the things that make it take longer to grow? One is the inability to let go of form when there is no essence behind it. When a form has been created, but the reason for the form is gone, then it is time to let it go. You have seen this in relationships, how many hang on to the shell of it when the life energy is out of the connection. Another thing that slows your evolution is lack of purpose. If you are looking upward, intending to go higher, then you will, if that is your purpose. You can then take every situation in your life and ask, "Does this evolve and bring me higher, or does it not?" And if it does not, you can ask again, "Is there any way I can change this situation or be with this person in such a way that I can grow?"
Any situation you are in can be spent in higher purpose. You can come out of the denser energies of heavy emotions, fear or pain. The earth plane can be a beautiful place to experience. The ability to enjoy the senses, to hear sounds, touch, feel, and know love can be joyous experiences. You can come out of separateness. In so many ways you create separateness and loneliness. In your universe you not only have individual bodies, but you are so often separated from your own deep self. For instance, every time you have a doubt, thinking you are not good or strong enough, you have separated from your higher self. The path of your soul is to join together all your parts and merge with your higher self.
You can also talk of purpose in terms of the concrete things you wish to accomplish. I would recommend first that you ask, "What is the essence behind the form?" For instance, if you want to start a business, what is its highest purpose, how does it serve the planet? How does it serve you? If you want to reach a financial goal, you can first ask, what is the essence of that goal? How do I serve my higher purpose by creating that form? If you want money to get your work out into the world, to create a project that will heal others, if you want simply to be a vehicle for it (not for egotistical reasons), then the universe will send you money in abundance. But anything you seek to possess or hold onto will slow down your growth. The universe, in its loving, gentle way, will seek to prevent you from having it. If you are allowed to have those things you hang onto long after they are of use to you, you will find yourself living in a harder, heavier energy, one of more struggle.
Life need not be hard.
You can create joy by softening your energy. What do I mean by softening it? Whenever people are mad at you, you can easily respond with anger and hardness. Or you can soften so much that you look at them with deep compassion. This separates your energy from theirs at the personality level, and connects you in the heart.
Many of you think that you need to have great will and control over your energy. If you are living with purpose, you will find you are also living in harmony with your energy, not needing to control it. On a concrete level, this means not spending idle time, even in your mind, and resisting the temptation to go over past situations that did not bring you joy. Again, sounding your note, singing, is a way to bring yourself back to center. Notice your mind becoming clearer and freer when you do so. The more you sound your note, the more you will find one that feels in harmony with your being. It is not something that can be taught, but something that you must find for yourself. It is a joyful, comfortable, peaceful sound, and you always feel better afterwards.
Before you were born, you did not decide how, you simply decided what energies you would evolve within yourself. The things that happen, the careers you choose, the people you attract are simply the effect of your evolution. They are the creation and the product of it. You may be confused, thinking that a new house, or person, marks your progress. In one way they do, but your progress has already been made, long before they came.
Go inward for a moment, feel your energy, and allow a picture, symbol, image, feeling, or word to come which represents your purpose here. What is your growth centering around in this lifetime? What have been your main challenges? What, in form, have you been wanting to create in your outer world?
Higher purpose is always something you love.
In the next month, become more aware of your purpose. It is always playful and joyful. Higher purpose leads to the finer energies of life, such as a deep connection with a loved one, the joyful union of friends as they play, focus and lightness as you carry out your life work. Joy can exist in every moment if you are willing to live in purpose.
Manifesting higher purpose means believing in yourself, and believing in the goodness of the universe. If you were to make one decision that would assist you most in manifesting higher purpose, it would be to believe in yourself and to trust the universe. From my perspective, there is so much love, there are so many people within five miles of your home you could connect with in a loving way, there is such an abundance of money in your society, that any purpose you decide upon can be created.
How would it feel if every cell of you acknowledged and was in touch with your higher purpose? Holding that purpose in your heart, you would refine your physical body, raise your thoughts upward and bring peace to your emotions. The process of purpose is reaching into your inner self, bringing it out to the world, and going upward with your energy. This life gives you an opportunity to find light, and to live joyfully. Whatever you achieve by the time you die is yours. Every gain you make, every place in your life you insert joy, every place you find laughter, peace, and delight, will already be there for the next lifetime, wherever you may be. Every time you evolve your body, eat in a better way, exercise more, dance, play, focus, bring in light, you evolve in future lifetimes also. Part of the purpose of earth life is to bring in your higher self and join with your spirit at all levels. Each one of you has the ability to help and heal others, and most of you have a sincere desire to do so.
Wake up in the morning even once a year and hold your higher purpose in your hands as a symbol. Do the process I spoke of: Imagine that you are holding in your hands the highest purpose you came to create in this lifetime. Bring it into your heart. Pour light into it, ask for guidance and assistance from the higher forces. Feel your energy going upward and let go of it so that it may come back to you. You will send out a call to the universe telling it you are willing to grow. You will then be given many opportunities to expand and evolve, and none of your challenges will ever be beyond that which you the have skills and tools to handle. Earth can be a very gentle place. However, in some of the coarser and denser levels of energy, it may not feel so gentle.
You learn and grow
from everything you create.
You create crisis because it is a time in which you are close to your soul, in which you reach inward, outward, and upward and connect with your purpose. If you are willing to live in higher purpose, listen to yourself and connect with your soul, taking action on its whispers, you will not have to create crisis or struggle. You do not even need to know the form of your purpose, but only have the intent to create higher purpose to bring it to you. Purpose represents movement of the soul, the energy that connects heaven and earth. It is marked by concrete forms—a new house, a marriage, those things that you have been seeking. But those are only the ceremonies that mark new growth in the soul. Because you are growing, all of you, so rapidly, you must create new challenges to experience who you are. These can be joyful opportunities in the higher realms, or crisis and struggle in the lower realms.
If you want to live in higher purpose, begin making it more of a commitment. How do you spend your time? Where do your thoughts go when you are alone? Learn to hold a higher focus, to spend time, when you have nothing better to do, thinking of why you are here and what you have to offer mankind. Purpose comes through serving the higher self, assisting others, and being willing to carry out whatever your vision is of the highest service you can offer. Think of something you can do next week, something specific that you would know to be part of your higher purpose, be it your short-term or long-term purpose. Affirm that you will be willing to acknowledge when you have done or created this, that you are living in higher purpose. When you complete it, you can create one more new concrete thing to do, building the stepping stones to living in purpose.
Tomorrow, as you go through your day, tell yourself what a beautiful person you are. See the beauty in yourself. Feel your inner strength, acknowledge how good you are. Recognize how loving you are, and sense the light around you. Acknowledge yourself, and as you do so, look for your higher purpose. You know what you want to do next. You may have reasons why you cannot do it, old memories and patterns that seem to stop you, but you do know what you want. Bring it up to the surface, pull it up from the unconscious, from the whispers in your mind, and make it real. Hold your vision in front of you. If you want a peaceful and quiet life, to be a good parent, to have a man or woman in your life who loves and values and treasures you, bring up that vision. Make a decision and you will have it.
Get clear on your intent. If you want to serve the world and get your work out, if you want to create prosperity, to open to new creativity and skills, there is always a part of you that knows how. Talk to that part, ask it to show you what steps to take. Watch your inner dialogue, and listen for messages from this part.
Manifesting is a matter of trusting and believing in yourself, and holding that vision in front of you. There are many reasons to stop believing and trusting in the universe and yourself, but there are also many reasons to continue. You are often tested by the universe to see how much you believe in your vision. Every goal is reachable if you keep working on it.
LIVING IN HIGHER PURPOSE
PLAYSHEET
Think of one specific goal you have right now. Write it here.
Close your eyes and think of a symbol of the highest fulfilment of that goal, which includes its purpose for you and mankind. Draw or describe your symbol here.
Take that symbol into your hands, draw it close to your heart and ask,
A. How does this goal bring more light into my life?
B. How does it bring more light into others' lives?
C. How does it serve mankind?
What one step, however small, could you take today or tomorrow towards this goal?