This little guy was my only purpose when I got out of the hospital six years ago, finding myself blind without warning. Driving, my career, my ability to do just about everything as I always did was gone. Three months into his adoption from a bird rescue, Piper needed a full-time mommy and I needed even a part-time reason to get up in the morning.
What is your purpose? Your family, your profession, your art, helping your community to thrive? Maybe you’re still searching for your purpose; it’s not always easy to find. It comes in many different forms, including 100 grams covered in feathers. But the one thing that is always the same: we must have it. It fuels and fulfills us. Without it, we are lost, consumed by hopelessness and darkness, even if you’re eyesight is 20/20.
I have found new purpose in the last six years, but Piper is still a priority, of course. We may need each other a little less now, but our love and bond is so much more than I could have ever imagined. Don’t ever stop looking for your purpose. It may even find you. And if you’re really, really lucky, it will arrive into your life three months before you will so desperately need it.
Photo credit: Auntie D
