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Out with the old; in with the new. For nearly all of my life I’ve operated from a purpose of letting my light shine in ways that allow other people to be inspired.

That changed this week. My new/real purpose is to live life as one with All Life in Nature. For reasons I don’t fully understand, that feels much more powerful – much more alive.

As I sat in the garden letting this message wash over me, I once again asked The Question: “Who Am I?”

This time, the answer came clearly. I Am…

Expansive. With my eyes closed, an image of widening into the blackness came. It stretched out infinitely, and yet I knew this infinity – this space – was not in space.

Open. I imagined my chest opening to receive all that this infinity had to offer – willingly, gratefully, fearlessly.

Compassionate. I imagined love flowing out from my chest. I respect and care about/for all life. “Open” felt like incoming energy; “Compassion” felt like outflowing energy.

In perfect alignment with Source. Everything coming to me or going from me must be in complete alignment with Source, God’s will, divine plan.

Now, when something comes – whether it’s an idea, a spirit, a gift, an opportunity, a challenge, a pain – I remind myself of my purpose. And then I walk slowly through the four elements of Who I Am – with this thing – step-by-step.

I see myself expanding to easily include this thing. I welcome it. I embrace it and send love to it. And I remind it that it must be completely aligned with Source. It takes on a life and a meaning – we get to know each other a bit in a gentle way.

And then I see that whatever comes is part of me – I allow it – I find the good in it – send love to it – thank it – and remind it that it must be aligned with source. Sometimes I am moved to action; sometimes the thing dissolves energetically in my hands.

I feel a peace and aliveness that’s new. There’s a steadiness and confidence I’ve lacked. It’s a place of power. Daily now, moment-by-moment, I’m living into this – practicing – stretching – expanding. Suddenly, for me, it’s exciting to be alive.

If my life has a purpose, and that purpose involves helping people through transitions, that would explain a lot.

It would mean that the reason I’ve “been through a lot” could have something to do with preparing me to be helpful. Preparation might require me to move about, filling my bag with useful experiences.

Moving about could be a way for the Universe to put me in front of the right person at the right time in order to be helpful.

Viewed this way, there’s enough of a career path to make me feel better about the appearance of waste – of not focusing long enough to become the expert in my field, to do great work in it, and to prosper from it. The work is itself transition and so requires a life of transition.

These transitions I’m helping with are often difficult ones – ones in which people find themselves lost, stuck, and without ideas. They could involve life transitions such as marriage or divorce, shifting family relationships, release from jail, or writing their book; work transitions  such as finding or losing a job, or starting a business; health transitions requiring physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing; and financial transitions such as bankruptcy, foreclosure, downsizing, or growing a business.

Recently, I thought of calling myself a Change Coach, as I grappled with my identity in the world and how to express it. I haven’t found a good name for the work I’m here to do, either inside or outside an organization. No job description and no openings posted on Craigslist.

But it’s a good time to be plying my trade. More people around me seem to be experiencing transitions – it’s easier to find each other now. I’ve been preparing for this a long time. Even though this work doesn’t seem to allow me to fit nicely into our dying world, it does increasingly allow me to fit into the world in transition.