When I asked my soul to take me deeper into life and love, it answered.

Not long ago, I was a spiritual infant, longing for wisdom. I clung to certain beliefs, convinced they served me well. And for a time, they did. But as I evolved, those beliefs began to separate from me. They were embedded so deeply within my body, soul, and spirit that they had transformed into personal myths. Extracting them required nothing less than a metaphorical crowbar.

The universe obliged. Over the span of three years, life shattered every illusion I had:

• I lost both parents. One to misdiagnosed skin cancer, the other to a massive stroke.
• My eleven-year relationship collapsed.
• My sister and her family became estranged.
• The business I built with my partner crumbled.
• A close friendship dissolved alongside it.
• My income vanished.
• I nearly lost my home.
• I came close to losing my ability to care for my three children.
• Friends, especially those who saw me as “strong” disappeared.

The harshness of life reshapes outdated perspectives. Before these events, I was skimming across the surface of spirituality, viewing the world through rose-colored glasses. Financial difficulties, fractured relationships, and profound loss became the catalyst for deeper love, fuller presence, and a more meaningful existence.

I had asked for depth, and I received it. Just not in the way I had imagined.

When a belief is upheld long enough, it either manifests, is disproven, or evolves into myth. Many spiritual aspirants embrace myths about life purpose without questioning them. Here are three common ones:

Myth #1: We have only one life purpose.
Myth #2: We are only fulfilling our purpose if we work in a service, healing, or spiritual profession.
Myth #3: Our life purpose should financially support our dreams and family.

None of these myths hold power over me anymore.

I discovered my life purpose through meditation, affirmations, and visualisations. My prayers, desires, and dreams revealed profound insights, not into one purpose, but many.

I once believed my purpose was singular, one defining mission to fulfill. But then I realised: my purpose is plural.

I could choose to embody something new in every moment.

One moment, I could be enlightening.
The next, inspiring.
In another, trustworthy.

Life’s purpose is not fixed. It’s fluid, unfolding with every choice. The only limitation is that it will serve or benefit everyone.

Another revelation followed: life purpose is portable. It is not confined to a job, because a job is just one facet of existence. While some merge work with purpose, and find financial reward in it, this is not the universal path.

I learnt to separate life purpose from financial success. At one point, I asked myself:

“If I want my life purpose to support me financially, do I need to sell my body, soul, or spirit to do it?”

The answer became clear:

• A rewarding career is not synonymous with life purpose.
• Financial fulfillment does not define spiritual fulfillment.
• My purpose fuels my soul—it is not responsible for paying my bills.

Realising this freed my thinking. I had unknowingly burdened my life purpose with expectations, demanding that it perform according to my desires. But expectations are illusions.

Our true purpose is tested in hardship.

Gail Goodwin 2013

Once I accepted that I would not be paid to fulfill my life purpose, I felt liberated. But then new questions emerged:

• Will I still be passionate about my purpose if there is no financial reward?
• Will I remain committed when there is nothing in it for me?

It’s easy to feel inspired when life is smooth, bills are paid, and everything aligns. The real test comes when life gets hard.

My answer arrived:

The deeper purpose of life is to embody what I have chosen to be, especially in the toughest circumstances, not just the easiest ones. We possess more free will than we realise. Purpose is not complicated. It’s simply a state of being.

• I can be inspiring at home.
• Trustworthy in relationships.
• Enlightening at work.

These realisations came only after being pushed to my absolute limits. But they strengthened my spirit, and for that, I am grateful.

We are not bound by one singular mission. We are multi-dimensional, capable of embodying many forms of purpose, anywhere, anytime.

That is what I recognise to be the mythological nature of life purpose, and the truth hidden within it.