With all the media attention you’ve probably become aware that
there is something huge going on in the world, but are you part
of this bigger picture?
Day-to-day you’ll be busy contributing to your household:
cleaning tidying, earning money and taking care of your
partner’s and your children’s needs as best you can. On a home
front you’ve probably got it sorted. The thing is, when you
flick the TV on and catch the news occasionally, the images of
this bigger picture flash up.
And you’ll probably not notice the bigger picture. This is
because ordinary, everyday life can become ‘trance like’. When I
say this I mean we do the same things at the same time of the
day almost everyday of the week without even thinking – like
Groundhog Day. It starts when we’re young and it’s what I call
‘conditioned logic’.
‘Conditioned logic’ can be stifling. It’s doing what you’ve been
taught to do by parents, teachers, religious and political
leaders, friends, peers and employers. And in this
‘conditioned-logic, trance’ we don’t really notice the bigger
picture or even know what it is.
I coach many people. All of them come to me because they want to
find their Life Purpose – that unique gift that they share in a
distinctive way with the world. Once that’s been uncovered and
they continue their journey with greater meaning and direction
they become aware that they are not only a part of the bigger
picture, but have enormous power within it – in fact they become
it.
People on a life purpose journey become some of the most
powerful people around. As they resolve the issues and conflict
within themselves they raise their consciousness to the cause
and effect they have on their families. Their stroppy teenager
becomes manageable, even helpful. Their stale relationships
spark into new life and their career reaches beyond their dreams.
People on Life Purpose journeys become the bigger picture. They
see the effect they are having in their community… or lack of
it. They stop shutting their doors and hoping that neighbourhood
problems will magically vanish. They become active – they not
only participate in social change, they become the social
change. Gently they lead others, by example or by voice, to
newer and higher benchmarks and before you know it changes are
happening personally, socially and environmentally.
Being part of the bigger picture and living purposefully is the
most powerful way of living.
Will you be part of the bigger picture?
I hope so.
Best Wishes
Jo Ball Coach & Founder, Unstoppable Life