We all have thought about this at one point or another in our life.
I began to see a pattern. A pattern in my life. I attract people who need saving. Broken people. I know I know sounds so silly but it’s true. There are a ton of people out there like me. A ton who get sucked into helping people who need guidance or some sort of friendship or support. The difference is you can’t make their problems yours. You also cannot confuse being a friend with some intimate relationship attached. You can’t save people and lose yourself. Someone is bound to get hurt.
So I met a friend. Who is extremely intuitive. Looked at me and read me like a book. It was sort of freaky. That my friend could pick up on so much just looking at my eyes. The pain, the journey, the experiences. “Peel back your layers” my friend said and reveal your true self.
I have heard this before from a girlfriend of mine. She told me this story about a dragon with layers where at the core was a stunning prince. I think about it all the time. Where we have our outer layer. It protects us. Shelters us. It’s tough. How people see us from the outside. It’s like a mask. Covering our layers. Where under each layer is pain. Experience. Our journey. Then at the core, after all the layers have been stripped away is something not everyone can see in us. Our true self. Our deep core is there. It’s like revealing our soul. Being vulnerable to anyone who has true access to us.
It’s scary for someone to see that in us because we are allowing someone truly in.
If you meditate and learned to focus on your “third eye” you can travel through these layers. Like flashbacks to reveal your inner child, your core.
That person. Your core. Is your true self. Behind the mask. Behind the layers. That true self has a purpose in life. Do you know what yours is? I say I know mine but as I continue my journey in life I slowly discover a little more. As I peel a layer I try not to create a new one or sometimes two or three to protect being hurt again. Being vulnerable isn’t something a single mom wants to be. I won’t lie. But in order for me and yourself to find your true purpose you have to shed those layers to find your true self.
I saw this in an article and it is spot on:
So when people say, “What should I do with my life?” or “What is my life purpose?” what they’re actually asking is: “What can I do with my time that is important?”
What’s important to you?
