In a time of consumerism and living in the belief that you actually can “have it all” it seems to me that the real task is being able to have confidence in your choices.
The race to “have it all” seems to be giving individuals the sense of never being enough.
So I propose this challenge, instead of looking to the world for who you should be, or could be, I challenge you to look inside yourself to who you are created to be and finding your own purposet.
What is it that excites you? What is it that calls you to learn and grow, or challenge yourself? What is it that makes you feel like you have real value in the world? What makes you YOU?
This is not to say that we live in isolation from community, but that by living your purpose, you have the ability to add in the raising up the energetic level of the community around you. By living your purpose, you contribute to your own community and the world community.
We care called to discern and discover who we are. This may be one of the real challenges in "adulting". It is not just being s responsible citizen of the community and world, in part it is also discovering your place and passion in it.
Once you know your gifts and talents (which a spiritual director may help you to discover) then you may desire someone to help hold you accountable tof reaching some goals in life. When you are able to discern what it is that calls you to your own personal greatness. What makes you tick and how can you grab on?
We all are better when we are true to who we are in the community.
