Article 4-Meaning and Purpose: Belonging & Service

(Hello Steemers. I am back after an unexpected life event hiatus and am glad to be back. Eventually in the next months I will share with Steem the reason why I took a two week hiatus. I do think sharing my story will be a helping tool for others who been through the same life event as I have.)

Still being a newbie on Steemit, I would like to start with a series that can show what I do career wise and what I can offer to the Steemit community. For the first month on Steemit, my post will be an introduction to Ask Owlie (hence the "introduce yourself" tag). The post will include different aspects of life and social skills I learned through out my career. Enjoy~Allison Nechelle~

Balance Life Series: How to Find Meaning and Purpose: The Six: Secret 5 and Secret 6

Continuing with the balance life series, last post I discussed finding your meaning and purpose. The last two posts focused on the first 4 skills: Commitment, Hope, Calm and Integrity. In this post I will introduce to you the last; secrets 5 and 6.

The last two secrets are the main core concepts of finding meaning and purpose in life.

1. Belonging As social beings, we feel a sense of purpose when we belong to something, even if it's very small. Finding a place or community to belong to can help a person find a sense of purpose in their life; they have a reason to live. Having that support of a community can give a person a reason to continue their goals. Belonging to a group or community gives a person a sense they have value in this world because they are offered opportunities to contribute.

1. Service is a part of belonging. In this reference, service is being productive and giving your time to a project or event. By giving service to your community or group it helps fuel that sense of belonging and sense of being of value in the world. Service can help a person find their niche and what they are good at. A few hours a week can be that ‘ahh ha’ moment in a person’s search for meaning and purpose.

There it is; the six secrets or skills to finding your meaning and purpose (Commitment, Hope, Calm, Integrity, Belonging, & Service).
The next set of articles will continue with life balance and explain the five specific areas of a balance life. Happy Finding!

The Change Companies, The Challenge Program Journal, Lifestyle Balance (Carson City: The Change Companies, 2006)

Missed my previous articles click here to catch up:

https://steemit.com/life/@askowlie/article-1-new-year-new-you
https://steemit.com/life/@askowlie/article-2-meaning-and-purpose
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@askowlie/article-3-meaning-and-purpose-calm-and-integrity

Hello my name is Allison Nechelle and thank you for taking time to read my post. Want to know more about me? Head over to my introduction post: https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@askowlie/hello-i-m-allison-nechelle

"Caring hearts builds the warmest nest." ~Allison Nechelle~