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When Your Goals Are Met but Your Journey Isn't Over: Discovering New Life Purposes
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The quest for purpose is a lifelong journey that evolves as we move through different life stages. What happens when you've achieved all your major life goals and that once-unquenchable fire in your belly begins to fade? This fascinating exploration of life purpose delves into the sometimes disorienting period that follows major achievements.
Drawing from personal experience navigating the empty nest phase while enjoying a 34-year marriage to her "bestie," Dr. Julie Merriman offers profound insights into rediscovering purpose when your checklist of life goals has been completed. She shares her own journey of trying to reignite that motivational spark that had driven her since her twenties, acknowledging that this transition isn't depression but rather a natural evolution requiring intentional exploration.
At the heart of this discussion is the solar plexus chakra – our energetic center of purpose, motivation, and personal power. Through a thoughtfully designed four-question framework, Dr. Merriman guides listeners through discovering what truly energizes them, who they genuinely want to help, what causes align with their deepest values, and what sacrifices feel worthwhile for their next chapter. This isn't just philosophical musing but practical wellness work that helps prevent burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma, especially for those in helping professions.
Whether you're approaching retirement, entering an empty nest phase, or simply feeling that your current purpose has run its course, this episode provides the reflective tools needed to discover your next chapter. Through grounding practices, journaling prompts, and meditation suggestions, you'll learn how to balance your solar plexus chakra and reignite that essential fire that makes waking up each day a joy. What will your next purpose be? The answer lies in these powerful questions and the thoughtful exploration they inspire.
Chapters
1. Welcome to SoulJoy: Life Purposes (00:00:00)
2. Finding That Fire in the Belly (00:02:26)
3. Activity: Discover Your Life Purpose (00:05:59)
4. Four Essential Questions to Ask Yourself (00:09:34)
5. Meditation and Solar Plexus Balance (00:13:16)
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