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Purpose without Religion
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RE: Purpose without Religion
For me purpose is an ongoing thing, a movement a progress.

I used to chase goals but now when I aim for a goal, the purpose - for me personally, I'm not talking 'ultimate' or 'absolute' here - is found in pursuing the goal, the enjoyment, the fulfilment.
If I just try to find 'purpose'; my aims, my goals - then the pursuit becomes meaningless and boring and frustrating; for me at least anyway.

So at least for me purpose is an ongoing thing. And finding what my purpose and meaning is, is one of my main purposes and has a lot of meaning for me Wink.

I embrace the ongoing search now. I don't watch to reach a destination, before I always wanted to reach out for a destination and THEN move on after I reached it - but that still left with me not enjoying the moment. So purpose and meaning is basically an ongoing thing for me now.

Perhaps the best word for it is :Fulfilment.
And I seek satisfaction all the time but I never expect to be satisfied and I am not frustrated that I'm not...

Well; certainly not so often anyway Wink
Big Grin

EvF
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Purpose without Religion - by athoughtfulman - March 18, 2009 at 3:51 am
RE: Purpose without Religion - by Edwardo Piet - March 18, 2009 at 4:08 am
RE: Purpose without Religion - by Kyuuketsuki - March 18, 2009 at 12:18 pm
RE: Purpose without Religion - by Edwardo Piet - March 18, 2009 at 9:43 pm
RE: Purpose without Religion - by WWLD - March 18, 2009 at 9:59 pm
RE: Purpose without Religion - by Edwardo Piet - March 20, 2009 at 7:17 am
RE: Purpose without Religion - by Demonaura - March 19, 2009 at 2:15 am
RE: Purpose without Religion - by athoughtfulman - March 19, 2009 at 10:41 am
RE: Purpose without Religion - by WWLD - March 20, 2009 at 1:23 am
RE: Purpose without Religion - by athoughtfulman - March 20, 2009 at 1:47 am
RE: Purpose without Religion - by WWLD - March 20, 2009 at 7:54 am
RE: Purpose without Religion - by Edwardo Piet - March 20, 2009 at 8:10 am
RE: Purpose without Religion - by Rockthatpiano06 - March 22, 2009 at 2:01 pm
RE: Purpose without Religion - by Demonaura - March 22, 2009 at 2:35 pm
RE: Purpose without Religion - by Edwardo Piet - March 22, 2009 at 3:06 pm
RE: Purpose without Religion - by infidel666 - March 23, 2009 at 9:21 am
RE: Purpose without Religion - by Edwardo Piet - March 23, 2009 at 11:36 pm
RE: Purpose without Religion - by bozo - March 24, 2009 at 6:52 pm
RE: Purpose without Religion - by WWLD - March 24, 2009 at 10:24 pm
RE: Purpose without Religion - by Edwardo Piet - March 25, 2009 at 9:40 am
RE: Purpose without Religion - by Kyuuketsuki - March 25, 2009 at 9:56 am

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