Today is the day to have fun!

Even if you have to work today, today is the day to have fun. Today is the present.  It is really the only day we are guaranteed to have.  We don't know what tomorrow holds.  So stop holding off until someday in the future to having fun.

So what can you do today to add fun to it?  Can you smile more and laugh with anyone around you?  Can you enjoy lunch outside?  Can you put on happy music?  Can you sing to yourself?  If you are not working, can you imagine you are in vacation-mode and do things at a slower, more relaxed pace?  Can you go to the beach or a park and soak up some sunshine and fresh air?  Can you you cancel some things on your to-do list and do something you would rather do?

Having fun is soooo healthy for you!  Smiling and laughing relaxes the nervous system and takes some load off your body's systems to allow healing and restoration.  Working rigorously and having no fun may seem productive, but it is detrimental to the body.

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Go have fun!  Or make your day more enjoyable in some way!  I give you permission to enjoy life!

What is your calling?

I think everyone wants to know what their calling is, if they haven't found it yet.  Your calling is what you feel you are meant to do here while on earth.  A calling is something you enjoy, feel passionate about, love to do, and it contributes to the world in some way.  You don't have to be famous for it.  It doesn't have to bring you a lot of money, (though that would be nice, right?)  It is about something you love and makes your little corner of the world a happier place.

"How can I figure out what my calling is?"  Is that what you are thinking?  I think it's part of our path to grow into it.  When I was in college as an accounting major (because I was good at math), someone was looking into physical therapy schools.  I thought, "Oh that sounds fun.  Helping to teach people to walk again sounds like more fun than sitting behind a desk." So I looked into PT as a major and it happened that my college had it as a Masters program.  I had already told myself I was done after 4 years, not going to school any longer than that.  But when I thought about PT, that all went out the window.  I just knew I wanted to do it.  I didn't know how much money I would make.  It didn't matter.  A school adviser told me it was really hard to get in; the program only took 20 students a year and only 10 from instate.  I most likely wouldn't get in.  I didn't care what he thought. I just knew I could. Well, I did all I had to do and got in!

After I graduated,  I started working in outpatient care and after 2 years I got bored with it.  Someone was learning about a technique called CranioSacral Therapy.  I thought "how cool".  I wanted to learn it.  I started taking lots of the classes.  And so on.  I kept following what I wanted to learn about. I kept following what I loved.  And throughout the years, I kept learning and life kept shifting and giving me challenges and opportunities to change and grow.

Now I treat people in a holistic way.  I have my own practice and I look at the whole body and how each area affects the other as well as how the body, mind, and spirit affects the other.  I help people reach a balance in their body as well as their body, mind, and spirit.  I can feel the energy move inside people. That's so cool to me.  Maybe not to you, but I love it.  I also love being a mom and a wife.  So I do all three and try to keep it all in balance.

Sorry for the long story, but it's the only way I can think of to show you how to find your calling or passion.  It is a process, a life journey.  If you keep following what you love, the path will appear one step at a time.  I would never have thought of all of that when I was thinking about PT school.  Never.

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So, it's your turn.  What do you love to do?  What could you talk about or do all day long?  What could you be doing where time just flies by?  What would you be willing to do anything for to be doing this?  It doesn't even matter if it's something you'd be paid for.  Some people's calling is not their job.  They might coach little  league baseball or volunteer at a soup kitchen.  It doesn't have to be a job.  It can also turn into one if you want later.

Start thinking about what you love.  Ask God for guidance.  Feel what's inside you.  It doesn't matter what others think.  It's about being true to yourself and letting your passion out to make the world a happier place.  It's about making you a happier person and letting that shine onto other people.  Take the time and find out.  Start little by little, one step at a time. It's totally worth it!

What's your purpose in life?

I've been thinking about this question a lot lately.  I think everyone wonders what their purpose in life is.  But I think purpose is different than calling or "what we are meant to do".  I think the purpose of life is to enjoy life and to love and contribute to the world at the same time.  It's to grow and learn and make the world a better place in some way.  So if that's the purpose, we all have a purpose to be here.  It is to love, help, learn, and have fun!  So everyone has a purpose!  

We can help in many easy way:
1. Being a parent raising kids
2. Taking care of your parents as they get older
3. Helping others enjoy life
4. Listening and comforting others
5. Passing on what you've learned to others
6. Keeping your neighborhood clean and safe
7. Watching out for other people's kids
8. Making meals for others
9. Loving and accepting others as they are
10.Praying for others

These are just a few of the many, many ways to help in life. Purpose is all about contributing to the world.

Now some of you may be rolling your eyes at me for this blog, right? It sounds silly that I'm writing this.
But for some it is an eye-opener.  Some people think they have no purpose.  Can you image not thinking you are here for a reason?  How sad.  That does not feel good inside, let me tell you.  It's like a hole, emptiness, numbness, or a deadness.

But don't confuse purpose with calling, or passion, or "what we are meant to do".  Some people feel that a purpose has to be this great thing that they are known for or paid for.  They think that they have one purpose in life and if they haven't found it, they have failed.  But if we do all these other things helping others in some way, how have we failed?

Everyone has a purpose and there are many ways to meet that purpose as you can see.  It is a very heavy feeling inside if you feel you don't have purpose here on earth. That is a very basic, elemental need we have to be needed and useful.

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Rethink purpose.  We all have purpose.  We all can help and love in some way and enjoy it at the same time. If you still don't feel you have a purpose, why?  Where does that come from?  Or where does it not come from, meaning did you not learn that you have a purpose?

When you can get into your being very deeply that you have a purpose, you can heal that emptiness.  Let it radiate through you that you most likely are already fulfilling your purpose.  Say and really feel, "I have a purpose and I'm already doing it.  The world needs me.  I am awesome and I help in my own unique way, in a way that works for me and I enjoy.  I am here to enjoy life and make it a better, happier place."  Shout it if you have to to really feel it.

A calling is something different and I'll blog on that next, but first you need to feel you have a purpose.  If not, happiness and health are hard to come by.  Your body, mind, and spirit need you to know you have a purpose and are adding to the world!

Thank you for your comments

I want to thank everyone who have left comments.  It is amazing to know people are reading my posts and like them. (Comments that are left as anonymous or have a blog address to check out don't get posted because my program sees them as spam. But I still get them and love to get them.  I have to see how they can be posted.)  I hope to respond to each one, but it has blossomed in the last couple weeks, that I need some time to respond. Someone must really be sharing the link with others. I am truly grateful!  I hope my posts are helping people.  There are way too many people stressed out, unhappy, unhealthy, and discouraged about life.  It's sad. But I know for a fact that it doesn't have to be, so I hope you can heal yourselves and your lives and live your dream life using my blog!

 I also want to thank all who are reading the posts, bookmarking the pages, and signing up to follow by email or blogger.  It is so cool.

Some people have asked me about what host I use for my blogs that they might be able to use too.  At the moment, I am using blogger.com which shows as blogspot in my address.  So if you go to blogger.com and set up an account, you can either do it for free with blogspot in your address or pay a fee to use an address you choose.  It's easy to then pick a template and customize with colors, fonts, etc.  I used the watermark template and then changed my colors.  I hope that helps.  Another good blog site to use is wordpress.com, which I may switch to if it helps me more.  I have my website, paulasilvamspt.com, but would like to put it all together in one place.

My contact info for people to email me is paulasilvamspt@gmail.com or go to my website and leave a message.  Some people have asked how to contact me and communicate.  I would love that.  If you have questions or comments or want to tell me any great news how my blog has helped, I would love that.

When you find something that you love to do and you feel like it's what you are meant to do, it all falls into place.  That's happening for me now.  So I hope you find what you are meant to do and then let it all fall into place.

Thanks again!