There is purpose in life. Indeed, there are perhaps four big purposes. If you pursue them. It's no small task to achieve fulfillment. Much of your time and effort is spent taking care of physical needs. But that's not the reason you are here. The real purposes, the higher, deeper, meaningful ones, you can accomplish in very important spans of time. Without them, your life will probably be empty. Just take a look at people you know whose lives lack purpose or meaning. They feel empty because their life is missing something. They lack a reason for being.

You are not handed your purpose on a silver platter, but you are provided with opportunities to find your purpose. And it's your responsibility to seek it and reach for it. But first you must put your physical needs in their proper place. You already know that life is not really about physical beauty, money, sex, possessions, and the size of your portfolio. The deeper purposes, the ones that give meaning to life are these: to love, to learn and grow, to create, and to enjoy.

You come here to open your heart and love deeply. You come here to find out how to love. Along your travels through life, there are many discoveries, such as: loving another person as much as you love your own self; viewing yourself with humility instead of self-importance; putting yourself in the place of others and feeling what they feel; and accepting others for who they are, instead of molding them to serve your needs. You come here to give love to your brothers and sisters, and to open yourself up to receive love. Thus, you are making a home for love within yourself.

Life is also for learning. You come here to learn and grow and develop as a person. Improving your worldly talents is important. Becoming a deeper, better person is much more important. This is the kind of learning that you keep forever.

You also come here to create, and thereby give something back to the world. There are no rules for what your creations must be. You can be an architect or a carpenter - both are capable of giving beauty to the landscape. You can be a bus driver whose gift is transportation. You can be a teacher who stimulates young minds. You can be a parent who helps create love and self-esteem in your children. You can be an artist who opens minds to different arts. Fulfilling your purpose to create can be anything you do from your heart.

It’s not easy. Life hands us many difficulties and hurdles. But it's not enough just to endure your circumstances and grunt your way through life. You come here also to enjoy. When you can enjoy who you are and what you are given, then you have mastered this task.

You are great at what you do, you are smart and amazing, you take risks and work hard everyday. You are creative and have ideas than most don’t, don’t let stress get to you. One bad result is only a grain of sand compared to a beach full of it. You have so much potential and you’ll accomplish great things.