Do We All Have a Life Purpose?

Do you ever think about where you are in life compared to where you thought you might be? Maybe you are exactly where you saw yourself. Maybe your life is vastly different.

I feel like I’m finally at the point where people have stopped wondering when I’ll get married and have kids. Nothing was more uncomfortable than being at a family wedding and having everyone ask when it was my turn. I always had something sarcastic to snap back with. Usually “I guess I should start with some candidates for a groom.” Then there’s those who would ask if you were seeing anyone and when you said no they would try to console you by saying “that’s ok.” Umm yeah I know it’s ok Brenda, but thank you for your concern about my marital status and whether I will die surrounded by cats.

I think of so many women I know who have grown up to embody the societal norm. Get a job, marry a man, buy a house, have kids. They do the same routine day in and day out. I am not judging these people as it’s not my place and I encourage everyone to live their lives the way they want. Do whatever makes you happy.

I on the other hand was a little girl playing with Barbies and mine would always be camping with her man in the motorhome and tent instead of wanting to be in the custom dream home my dad built for us. I was given a Baby Kelly as a gift once, which I ended up giving to my older sister so her Barbie could have twins. I never played house the way we were “meant to”. As I look back, I don’t even know what I wanted to be when I grew up.

Did I think I would be living alone with my little fur baby, pursuing a university degree, working full-time, building a freelance business, prioritizing my physical and mental health, struggle with anxiety, and having sleep issues? 100% NO, but here we are.

I have done a lot of work on myself in the last few years and can honestly say that while I feel I’m struggling to keep my head above water at times, I am genuinely happy. I have created this life, I am responsible for this life, I did this! And I’m damn proud of ME!