Who Is Directing … to What Purpose?

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Sherry went public when she posted this confession on Facebook, April 5, 2025:

Intention is my word for 2025. I spent a LOT of years being selfish, feeling like because I went unhealthy so long, I was owed something. But this year, fully medicated (with doctor’s guidance), on the right track and growth, I made it my mission to be intentional with my relationships and my job. Making sure people know I love them and see them. Pour into them the way they have me, making room in my schedule for people who make time to see me and that I typically don’t see when I’m home (hometown). This trip, I set the goals and boundaries to make sure these people know they are important and loved. ¹

Reports are in. Sherry lived out of her intention, particularly while in Minnesota from Virginia. Friends and family enjoyed her presence and connecting with her. She joined their lives for a week. Mission accomplished.

In her Facebook entry, Sherry seems excited along with being resolved. She is not hoping for only wished-for outcomes. She is going to family and friends with a basic determined objective: to express love as occasions open to her. Her values and goals are drawing her out of her former self-centeredness. How refreshing! She is mindful of her thoughts, feelings and actions, and their impact. These characteristics of an alert and consciously choosing human being radiate resilience and sense of purpose for her choices.

We, you and I, might serve ourselves and others by clarifying and strengthening our commitment to our values and goals. We also need to ask: “Do I even hold points of focus, or do I tend to move through my days randomly—without a sense of purpose—and impulsively? What actions am I committed to do to live my purpose?” Our lived answers can tell us something about the purpose and quality of our lives. What are your answers?

What are your intentions and resulting actions? Who is directing your life and to what purpose?

Mary Reuter, OSB

Photo: Photo by Daman IAm on Unsplash

¹ Quote with permission from Sherry