Finding Your Purpose Will Not Do This For You. @katecbowler
Finding Your Purpose Will Not Do This For You.  @katecbowler
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Bad news, "Purpose Monsters." (You know who you are.) Finding your purpose will not guarantee your happiness. And certainly not your joy.

Happiness is circumstantial. "When I get the job." "When things finally slow down." "When I figure out what I'm doing."
Joy doesn't wait for any of that. It meets you where you are and shows up anyway.
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"Finding Your Purpose" Will Not Do This For You.

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