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SEEK AND SPARK

It's interesting the kind of information you'll come across when doing a random search on the internet. The other day I googled "How to discover your passion" and I was shocked at how much information and "tests" are out there. But one site that piqued my interest was "ClarityofFire.com". There's a quiz on this page that helps you discover and combine your career and passion to help you live an energized, fulfilling, and inspiring life. Few people have this privilege. Many grapple with not only finding their true passion and living by it, but balancing whatever they do to earn a living with what they need to do to satisfy them. 

At the end of the quiz, you receive a detailed description of the kind of person you are out of these four categories; Firestarter, Tribe member, Side-hustler, and Thriver. Turns out I'm a firestarter! Needless to say, as I went through the description, I wanted to retake the test. And I did. I'm still a firestarter! You can take the test here.

I wanted to understand the bigger picture, and I questioned the purpose and long-term benefits of everything I was doing. Typical behavior of a firestarter by the way. I also wanted to explore this dogged belief, which had become an obsession, that I have been called to do something I'm passionate about, something I need to get paid for, and that should allow for a high level of autonomy and freedom. During my sessions with my Life Coach, I understood that Freedom is one of my top five values; I naturally tend to gravitate or get attracted to people and situations that exhibit the promise of freedom. But I digress. 

In my quest to discover my clarity of fire, I realized that I had been looking in the wrong direction. I looked everywhere but inward. Here's the thing about passion, it burns from within, but affects externally. 

It’s exactly a year later since I picked up from where I left off writing this particular blog. So, in this new paragraph, please forgive me if it sounds or reads completely different from previous paragraphs. I mean, it’s been a year!! I had a lot of time to look inward, reflect, and make decisions that have brought me to this point. But before I share where I’m at on this journey of discovering purpose, let me share something really profound I learned from a friend the other day:

Have you ever imagined that whatever you are looking for is looking for you? Including your purpose? Apparently, your purpose is not for you to find, it finds you! This lesson blew my mind and quite frankly I struggled a bit embracing this concept because I, like many of you have been taught and conditioned to always go out there and figure out what on earth we were called to do! No wonder for many people, this has proved to be an uphill task or an impossible pursuit. Many give up along the way.

The truth is, I have personally had a really hard time figuring out this thing. Sometimes I feel like I know exactly what it is, other times I have no idea what I’m doing and most times I just struggle to clarify for myself exactly what I’m looking for. So, I decided to take a break from it all. A year later, so much is clearer. I see the bigger picture now.

So, it turns out I’m very good at helping people figure out their lives and for the first time, I’m admitting this to myself . I have therefore decided to align myself and my passions accordingly and here is what I’m going to do:

Ø  I’m building a community of like-minded people who are currently struggling to figure out their purpose and passions and taking them along on a journey with me. If you are interested in being part of this community please send me an email at seekandspark@gmail.com. In this community, we’ll share stories, struggles, and triumphs about our life’s purpose and passions and where they are leading us.

Ø  Secondly, I’m changing the name of this blog from Oakwood Bold to Seek & Spark. Nothing deep, I just need for it to reflect the current status.

See you soon.

 

Comments

  1. L. King18 October 2024 at 13:17

    Very profound, Will definitely be taking the Clarity quiz!!

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    1. Joan Zinma Akinyi Okwado23 October 2024 at 23:43

      Thank you for reading. Can't wait to hear about your results for the test.

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  2. Ivy .K.20 October 2024 at 12:44

    Totally profound. Thank you for sharing. Also the Clarity quiz is so spot on!!!

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  3. MagnificentWorks20 October 2024 at 17:31

    I join in the journey to find me!

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