DreamStep # 3 – Living on Purpose
This DreamStep is all about discovering your life’s purpose and living it in every way possible. Watch this very important DreamStep.
Action Step:
Today’s action step is to list 3 specific times when you were passionate. Then look for the common thread among them. What was it that you were passionate about in each of these times?
We can’t wait to see what you share!
As CEO of Dream University, Marcia Wieder has spent over 30 years leading a Dream Movement. She also created and leads a modern day “mystery school”, The Meaning Institute, to help people live more meaningful lives. ● Marcia’s collaborated with 3 U.S. presidents, was a repeat guest on Oprah, had her own PBS television special and taught at Stanford’s Business School. She is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council and an advisory board member for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Unstoppable Foundation where she financed and helped build 15 schools in Kenya.
She is the renowned author of 15 books including; Dream: Clarify & Create What You Want, Making Your Dreams Come True, Life is But a Dream, Dreams are Whispers From the Soul and Doing Less & Having More. She writes for Huffington Post and was a syndicated columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. ● Marcia now resides in Rome living her own dream and enjoying life. She works with individuals and companies to create a new vision for themselves and the world. To reach her for a speaking engagement, private strategy day or a dream trip, visit MarciaWieder.com.
1. I was passionate about graduating from high school early and getting away from oppression and abuses at “home.” I focused on my art and my closest friends and establishing my independence for the first time.
2. I was passionate about leaving an abusive relationship with my husband and beginning, yet, again, and with nothing; and focused on “letting go,” “release,” and “compassion,” moving to an apartment and trusting my good intentions and right motives to lead me to a path that would sustain me. A new career in makeup artistry popped up and I was, basically, able to pick and choose what jobs I took, and being paid more than most any other makeup artists in my field (other than my mentor, who is considered the #1 in the world). I was passionate about finding this way to tap into my nurturing needs and creativity at the same time and was in heaven!
3. I was passionate about launching into a new life when Spirit stopped me from continuing on the m-u artistry journey to embark on a higher calling to obtain land and establish a 501-c-3 wildlife refuge and sanctuary serving as a spiritual retreat for people in crisis.
4. I was passionate about caring for and tending to (24/7) an elderly professor friend of mine through three near-death experiences and helping him to prolong his life by over 12 years so far.
5. I was passionate about helping troubled young women who came to the property lacking self-esteem and coming from oppressive or abusive situations and empowering them, by helping them see and accept the talents, wisdom and strength they possessed such that they were able to grow and start living their dreams.
6. I have been passionate about recognizing when people in the alpaca industry started to break contracts to the detriment of the animals (and to my business and their peers’ farm businesses) and that it is time to transition again to a place where i can help more people with what I have learned from the decades I have spent as a caregiver for multiple people and dozens of animals.
1) I am passionate when connecting to my full Divine power while in connection to Nature, people, animals, or the creative process.
2) I am passionate when creating visionary fiction and connecting with authors about this work.
3) I am passionate when teaching about disengaging from limiting beliefs.
4) I am passionate anytime I interact with horses in a field, where they have the freedom to move.
I was passionate when I worked as a massage therapist and knew I was making a positive difference in another’s life.
I am passionate about leading a meditation group and listening to the feedback about how they were able to get the Aha in some concept and integrate it into their life.
I am passionate about being present in my grandchildren’s lives as an example of seeing the blessing in every situation and living in possibility.
I am afraid that my passion may turn out to be Imagining (and/or playing!)
There was a class i somehow treasured: I intuitively made up the exercises for each class, and saw people express them. It was a morning before work class and I believe it was every morning of the week for four or six weeks. I recall several exercises that developed. One was called, Sister, Brother, I Want to Hear Your Story, and involved a movement technique that sung to me.
Another thing I treasured was moments writing my novel in progress after praying and meditating – golden. Moments of breakthrough occurred for me in the writing as well.
I remember the night I took out my new calligraphy colored pens and began to write with them. Even affirmations started writing through them.
And, I’ll add a fourth that just occurred: the time I had my shame transformation intensive (in my home – by myself). – holy ……. The healing and hope, the relief, the creativity, the use of expressive arts and the permissions coming from within. What a hoist this was.
I am going to need to reflect on this more. I see a thread of creatively transforming or using creative inspiration (and courage) for transformation. Intuiting based on prayer and meditation seems a thread too. In all these moments, I hoped to share my experience to be of healing and transformation. I feel very centered as I write this. Self-transformation. Transforming.
I hope this isn’t off the purpose but I have a number five and six. The first time I sang in front of the junior congregation and the first time I gave a few minute speech about my father’s study in sixth grade or so. There was an exhiliration and a wanting to do more. Expressing seems a core. Another magic moment was emceeing an event, and imagining my voice extending to everyone there. Conveying healing information may be a thread, or actualizing my potential, or performing. Well, I’ll reflect on this.
I believe that I was able to come up with my purpose: to trust and feel that my heart’s desires are always being fulfilled! Yea!!
Listen.
1. Medicine Wheel and Horse Thief Ranch – I was surrounded by nature and wildlife; had a strange past-life experience that was deeply spiritual; had a sense of adventure
2. Africa – I was working in IDP (refugee) camps in Northern Uganda, surrounded by people trying to piece back their lives after the civil war; my job was to photograph, videotape, and tell their story; I was overwhelmed by the desire to help, it was deeply spiritual
3. Studying Reiki – It was a deeply spiritual practice; I was very in-tune with my intuition; I started seeing the world differently; I was helping people heal; I was creating tools and art
The 3times I have been Most passionate each involved doing something way out of my comfort zone and extending my boundaries!
The 3 passions all had something to do with love and or nauring . i get a high when i see other people happy so i love being of service then in return i get the attention that i crave sick !! lol i know ..
#1 SHARING
#2 CARING
#3 KNOWLEDGE
1) Studying, practicing, and instructing in Tibetan Buddhism
2) Working with children as a facilitator and counselor for the Child Assault Prevention Project
3) Writing my first screenplay
4) (Imagining) being able to work with organizations involved in transforming the lives of children and aduts
Common theme: Healing past traumas of self and others AND helping to empower all of us to rewire our brains and become transformational forces for good in the world
I felt purpose when I was doing theater in high school especially in the plays time flies with david eyes and the story of babel (that may not be the accurate name), another great moment that I love and felt great about was my first ever ballet performance, and then training my new mexico team recently.
my common thread seems to be inspiration =)
-emotional drive movement in big events
-when I understood and spoke on my personal values and beliefs and my voice was being heard
-when I was competetive in softball,cross country and in soccer.I let my emotions drive me to perform at a higher level.
-wanting to be a team player,and fight for our win.
-speaking with true heart and emotional belief from the heart of subjects I’am most passionate about.
-Event driven emotions being emotionally moved to take action and fight for my lifes dreams.
common thread seems to be happiness,positive momentum living life with purpose and real life.
-Actively involved in Theatre arts &Drama in my high school and University days,plus public debates.
-initiated basketball teams at the university and also in the first company job.
-In the last three years have helped found three youth inititive groups in three different slums in Kenya,
secretary of an NGo in Germany and founded a Creativity Club for immigrant kids and mothers here in Germany,
now currently being run by the church volunteers on saturdays.
-Passionate when l work with the Red cross voluntarily helping English speaking young men and women by
accompanying them to or even answering their queries.
_Most recent very passionate in Community Reporters workshops
The common thread among them all is l empathise a lot and like been actively involved in implementing
sustianable community projects and working with the youth and young adults,
projects.
Bringing EssentialHoly Yoga to MOPS with Anna
Giving my testimony at the Christmas tea
Creating funny videos & sharing them
Connecting with women and helping them grow
Common threads: moms, volunteers, videos, laughter, connection, public speaking, working with a partner, being vulnerable, being spontaneous
I felt most passionate when… meeting with my women’s club in college, meeting with my women’s MasterMind group, debriefing interviews with my study abroad team. My passion is:
– Listening and bearing witness to big life experiences
– Celebrating the human warrior spirit (the innate ability to work through and move beyond difficult circumstances and setbacks)
– Gleaning useable wisdom from impossible challenges, thereby making the struggle “worthwhile”
To have and to be JOY!
My current incomplete is the struggle when a health condition is triggered and upends my plans. Recovery, fortunately is quicker these days. Intention plus Integrity key to manifestation. The incomplete is how to remain strong when anaphylactic response and intense pain knock me down and the outcome that produces.
I posted the above in the wrong section!
Passionate in past: ballet, tai chi, all movement.
Now writing – especially helping others live successfully with chronic pain; ethical psychic communication; my mother’s story
Regarding a purpose – no matter how many times challenges are presented, stop immersing in life lessons and live. I have stopped looking at goals (they have kept on being shattered big time) so right now is the powerful time. Where this leads me is a whole new concept.
1. i was passionate about winning in competitions & getting into top art schools.
2. i was passionate about writing short stories & later on fashion blogging.
3. i was passionate about collecting funny memes & making people laugh.
first is about becoming skillful and getting recognition. second is expanding my understanding about a subject & gaining verbal competency; becoming fluent and articulate. third is about being fun & entertaining.
spatially it is climbing higher, then digging deeper for truth, but also making it fun while doing so.
so, it’s all about having heaps of fun Exploring. and it’s about Self Expression.
1. I was totally passionate about speaking to a group of middle school students about the process of discovering what they want in life. To take the initiative and not wait to see what pops up in life and see if they wanted.
2. I was totally passionate about explaining to anyone who would listen about how to explore what you want by taking the time to explore the world even if it is through the internet, or asking people about what they love, and through or means.
3. I was passionate about practicing hard before the baseball season my senior year in high school, and actually winning the district title. I learned that is your work hard for what you want you can accomplish it.