“You need to find your purpose.”
It sounds noble.
Important.
Like there’s a single right answer to life, and you’d better not miss it.
So you search.
In books.
In jobs.
In relationships.
In coaches and courses and late-night journal sessions.
And sometimes you think you’ve found it—
until the spark fades, the work shifts, or the dream changes shape.
Then you’re back to square one.
Still searching.
But here’s the thing:
That’s upside-down.
Because purpose isn’t a fixed destination.
It’s not a single calling etched in stone.
It doesn’t sit out there waiting to be solved like a puzzle.
Purpose is alive.
It shifts as you do.
It shows up in different ways, in different seasons—
parenting here, creating there, helping someone today,
resting tomorrow.
It’s not something you nail down.
It’s something that keeps unfolding.
Which means you can’t miss it.
Because you’re already in it.
Here’s today’s Upside-Down Wisdom:
Purpose isn’t fixed. It’s alive, shifting with you in every season of life.
This is Upside-Down Wisdom—a series where we flip the script on the conventional "wisdom" we've been taught. If you would like to read other posts in this series, please visit the Upside-Down Wisdom page.