Infinite purpose and intolerable bondage often look the same.

At least from the outside.

A slave might be compelled by his captors (and the threat of death) to toil for hours each day.  And get nothing in return.

And a purpose-filled woman or man may lay down their life, liberty, and "freedom" for their mission . . . in complete devotion, without complaint, and with utter disregard for compensation.

A workaholic might be driven by fear, feelings of insufficiency, or self-hatred to burn the midnight oil night after night, work weekends, and sacrifice their personal life for a corporation.

And a purpose-filled person might do the same (for entirely different reasons) . . . because they’ve been beautifully wrecked by their vision.

Purpose as Complete Invasion

When you live with convicted devotion to your vision, it touches every part of your life.

It invades your dreams.  It infiltrates your friendships and relationships.  It screws with your bank accounts (and any other sacred cows you might have).

No stone is left unturned.

A true purpose will invade your depth, it will seep into every nook and cranny of your life.

It will beautifully fuck you up (but it will fuck you up nonetheless).

And if you’re living with complete conviction, it just might kill you.  And you’ll willingly pay the price.

Infinite Purpose as Total Freedom

If you are waiting for your needs to be met before you let down your guard and fully live your purpose, then you limit your freedom.  And you suffer.

If you are waiting for "enough" money, enough time, or enough strength  . . . before you start building the (better) world you dream of, then you become a slave to condition.

If you are holding back your talents, your vision, and your gifts from the world . . . until you feel safe enough, loved enough, or appreciated enough, then you hold your fullness hostage to circumstance.

True freedom comes when we develop the courage to give what we must . . . without condition, and without exception.

Will you wait until you are "properly" paid, loved, and appreciated before you live fully, love fully, and incarnate your vision (i.e. will you wait forever)?  Or will you choose to open and give fully now?

How does your choice feel?