Importance of Having a Purpose

We understand that in life it is very useful to know what to do and find a project to carry out both in the long, short and medium term. In this sense, having a purpose helps us order our life and give it meaning, guiding our actions and allowing us to project the rest of life. This can occur in many different ways, both in the personal, social, work or professional sphere.

The purpose of a life is necessary to feel that we can leave something and contribute with our way of being to improve life

We are beings who have the ability to create and with this we can become owners, appropriate our destiny, our path. Being able to have a purpose in our life is not easy since we usually live locked in an endless number of guidelines to comply with, obligations and procedures that we do not really choose but are imposed on us by the simple fact of living in a society with other people.

However, each one of us has the possibility and the capacity to transform that energy into a creative energy that gives us meaning and fills us with life and hope. The purpose that we may have can be very particular and relate to emotional or personal issues (such as starting a family), employment (such as finding a better job or a development project).

For psychology, finding a purpose in our lives is what allows us to leave trauma behind

One of the most important aspects of being able to have a goal in life is that this is what often helps us to get ahead and leave behind pain, trauma or complex situations. It's even the force that forces us to keep going and not decay or feel empty. It is common for people suffering from depression to find themselves without goals or clear intentions for her life and that is why she feels more empty.

For specialists in the area of ​​mental health, when a person has a purpose, his life is filled with feelings positive since to a large extent the energy is channeled to achieve that objective and then distractions, uncertainties, fears, etc. can be put aside. Thus, for example, a bodily purpose such as taking care of the body or exercising more helps us, in addition to achieving that specific objective, devoting ourselves to a task and putting our effort and our energy into it. trust.

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