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Quote #1248 - #Purposeful
27 Jul, 2026
PURPOSEFUL
"Too many people go through life with a false purpose, driven either by money, social status, ego... What they do usually doesn't align with their natural inclinations or strengths so they ultimately wind up miserable and unfulfilled."
Robert Greene
"But now, that false purpose is lifted and I am spinning in a temporary vacuum."
Sylvia Plath
"When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be."
Patanjali
These truths have played out and proven themselves
through all eras
over the eons,
as long as humanity has been on this planet.
There is humanity left on this planet
although it has been challenged
and is somewhat bedraggled,
and we are the ones who must know it and feel it
and save it.
Not just saving humanity, but saving
our humanity.
That, now, has become our purpose.
At least it has certainly become mine--
in many ways, was always mine.
With all the work I do, all I write,
direct, teach, mentor,
that is always/has always been/
the intention:
to find and foster authentic self--
self-awareness, self-expression,
empathy, responsibility, accountability,
meaning, purpose--
the fullness of humanity.
And now,
(as in so many other phases of humanity's existence),
our purpose needs to focus on
standing up against despicable power--
now perhaps the most despicable
in many eons--
or just the most unleashed and visible both
(the plusses and minuses of social media
and the internet age).
We have 100 days.
And I am feeling purposeful,
full of purpose.
And full of caring for those who have been trampled on
and vilified
by this administration.
I set the intention now:
to move forward
through these 100 days
care-fully and
purpose-fully.
How about you?
Shellen Lubin
July 27, 2026
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