Maybe life isn’t about finding your one true purpose

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about this idea of “finding your purpose.”

It sounds inspiring.

But if I’m honest, I also think it can feel incredibly intimidating.

As if somewhere out there exists one perfect answer.
One perfect path.
One thing you are supposed to discover in order to finally feel fulfilled.

And perhaps that’s why so many people stay stuck.

Not because they don’t want change.

But because they don’t know what the alternative should look like.

“What if I make the wrong choice?”
“What if I still don’t know what I truly want?”

But maybe life doesn’t work that way.

Maybe purpose is not a fixed destination waiting to be discovered.

Maybe it evolves as we evolve.

Because when I look back at my own life, the things that brought me joy at 20 are not the same things that fulfil me today.

And that’s not failure.

That’s growth.

For me, life is less and less about chasing one defining purpose.

And more and more about the experience of living it.

Building a journey that feels aligned with who I am at this moment in time.

Sometimes that joy comes from achievement.
Sometimes from learning.
Sometimes from stillness.
Sometimes from being outdoors and feeling completely present in the season around me.

It changes.

Because we change.

And perhaps that’s the point.

So if you feel pressure because you still haven’t figured out your “true purpose,” maybe step back for a moment.

Look at everything you have already built.
Everything you have already overcome.
Everything you have already experienced.

Your life has never been empty of meaning.

Maybe the real question is not:

“What is my one true purpose?”

But:

“What kind of life do I want to experience next?”

And that feels like a much more freeing place to begin.