I put 'purpose'in quotations because the word is debatable. 'calling', 'reason for being here' yadda yadda can all apply if need be, but you get my point.
i Think my purpose was to advise people. For some strange reason i find that for my age (20) i the mind of a 29 year old. it is so scary. when i speak to people they cant believe that i'm so young, yet here i am giving the best advise, sounding like i've had the most experience in the world. and im usually accurate in my warnings and on point with my advice. its so uncanny. then again i dont want to sound like im in love with myself, because it has its burdens: no one can solve my problems for me because they're more complex than the ones i solve for others... isnt it a lonely world we're in?

I don't believe we have any purpose in life other than that which we ascribe to ourselves. I have chosen to be a writer.

The meaning of life is the pursuit of happiness.

May you find it wherever you go.

I believe I have many callings in life, wife, mother, daughter, sister, and to be all that I can to each title. The one that I hold truest is mother. I am raising my two daughters to be productive citizens who contribute positively to society as a whole. I don't want them to be selfish and cruel to anyone. I do want them however, to be able to stand up for their rights and convictions. So far I think I have done this very well. I have two amazing young adults.

The other purpose in life is probably writing. I have always wanted to write since I have been very young. I am going to start on a book about my mother and her siblings growing up next month. I want to write childrens books though.

I have a special "attitude" with working with children who have special needs. That is what I have been doing for the past 11 years. I understand them and I know when to tolerate and not tolerate behavior. I have been educated in all aspects of special needs. I have a sister who is special needs but we didn't find this out until way later in life. She is 6 years older than me but I knew at a young age that she didn't "get it". While reading she had a reading comprehension problem major. She has since been diagnosed with Bi-Polar and extreme adult ADHD. She has Lupus and is a mess. However, I knew something was special about her before anyone else did. I am the one that talked her into getting tested. Now that she takes her meds as directed she is better.

I wish I knew what it is but I don't but I know I have one. There is something in this life that I have to accomplish that I haven't yet. Twice in my life I have literally been pronounced dead and come back with no medical assistance, another instance there was no medical explanation why I didn't die I just didn't, and several times that by right I should have died and only timely intervention saved me. There is still a lesson to be learned or a task to be completed for me somewhere.

here here everyone!

why do you think that is that you can solve others` problems,.but not your own,..

That's not uncommon. I studied psychology for seven years and developed a reputation for being able to help people with problems. Everyone I know thinks of me as their counselor. And I'm usually OK with that. It gets a little frustrating, at times, though, because there are those I NEVER hear from until/unless they need my help.

But I'm completely stymied when it comes to dealing with my own issues. I don't have a lot of problems, but the few I do have are real stumpers and there is no one I can go to for help.

My purpose is to live with no regrets, whatever course and path that takes

I have no clue

No matter what I love in life...what Im passionate about...it seems my purpose is overcoming OBSTACLES.

Maybe because there isn't a "purpose" for everyone or anyone, except, as Lex said, to live the life you aspire to. I don't believe that there's this great scheme or grand book somewhere with your life written in it, it's something you do and choose for yourself. God gives us intelligence and free will, and I think that's about as much control as he has, the rest is up to us.

here,.here,..

I`ll agree,..your answers are already inside you,..buried under layers,..that at the right time,..will reveal themselves,..

I am a caretaker of people. I have taken care of my husband while he was dying of cancer, my Dad 18 months later while he was dying from heart disease, and my Mother 2 yrs ago during her battle with Alzheimer's Disease. At first, and still at times, I have hated it!!! Watching the people you've loved most, suffer and die. I then started to realize what an honour it is to be the trusted one, the desired one there to help, in that hour. It seems I didn't choose the calling as much as it chose me.

Oh I do know what my purpose in life is .. and someone someday will be able to share it.

To be a fantastic GRANDAD, they call me Popeye.

I don't know, I've thought about it sure but am yet to come up with a definitive answer. I'm at a crossroad now, that much I am sure of however to put worth down on anything I've done to help others or to place a 'higher' meaning on something I've done...really just seems meaningless in the long-run.

I've done plenty for others, helped maintain relationships for friends...I've hid the truth for them when it is a matter of failure when they are truly in love but don't know how to properly express it (at the time, this changed in the future so I am glad I did what I did). I've held hands when they needed to be held, listened when all someone needed was an ear with no personal insight to the issue...I've died and came back, most point to this as being a 'reason'.

I've done a lot myself, to improve my way of life thus improving the view people have of me...which personally I could care less for how others view me, but it is nice they see me positively.

But to say any of this is a 'reason' or a 'meaning' in life or further seems kind of naive to me. I don't find any of these things to be anything someone else wouldn't have done put in the same position and given the same circumstances. I don't place worth on things people should just do instead of think of doing. I cannot place worth on the friendship and loyalty that entailed, I won't put worth on anything I've done because of all the positive I have done I have also put forth my own amount of negative...I'm just neutral, and right now, I'm at a point in my life that I think requires that neutrality.

Not sure there is a purpose yet but for right now I like annoying the crap out of my adult children

my "purpose" in life is to keep stupid people on their toes and enjoy my self-serving gratification. be seeing you