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Hi there, my name is Kaisanga and I welcome you this Thursday to Radio Headspace. So I

would say one of, if not the most common questions that I get, is how do I figure out my life's

purpose and how can meditation help? I myself have asked this question before, especially

when I got older and discovered mindfulness and meditation. We all want to figure out

our exact purpose. What comes to mind for me is the mindfulness concept of patience.

Patients simply speak to the practice of allowing things to unfold in their own time. We often

want to rush to process and get that immediate satisfaction, that immediate understanding

or knowing, but it's actually in the journey where the experience, the understanding, and

the knowing resides. And it's also in the journey where you are able to develop your confidence

and regardless of whatever path you take, stepping into your true self requires a great

amount of confidence. So along with patience, I think it's super helpful to develop the

skill of observing. I mean the skill of observing life. So going back to the idea of your journey

of life. Allowing yourself to be super observant of each aspect of your life as it's unfolding.

So essentially just paying attention. There's a book that highlights this aspect of noticing

the signs in life. It's called The Alchemist by Paolo Corrello and it's probably my favorite

book of all time. I first read it in 2004 when I finished grad school and I was trying to

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