This past week I had an assignment for a seminar I am in. The assignment was to answer the question what is one problem worthy of my life? I loved this assignment because it had me get out of my small world and think big. As soon as I started to think about big issues I am passionate about, my personal problems seemed small and insignificant, even silly. What a great way to really put things in perspective.

In answering this question I got a sense of what a profound experience parenting is for people. When a person has a child they decide to take on something bigger than themselves. Parent's personal needs and goals get put in perspective and shift as they consistently give of themselves to their child. This is often what happens when people take on big causes in their life and commit to making change. Martin Luther King and Gandhi are great examples of people who really cared about the betterment of people and were committed to their cause as if it was their child. Like a parent, they made personal sacrifices and choices for their life based on the cause (child) they stood for. I want to acknowledge these great leaders for their commitment and sacrifice they made for humanity. I also want to thank every parent for their role and the sacrifices they have made for their children. Thank you! While thinking of a problem worthy of my life, I started to view these causes as my children. I thought of how I would not stop until I had done everything in my power to contribute and make a difference. I would choose to make personal sacrifices for a meaningful big cause, bigger than me. Thinking and being in this space really moves and inspires me. I can imagine waking up everyday feeling so driven and passionate about making a difference.

Can you think of one problem worthy of your life? Something that if you knew you could make a difference, you would, something that inspires and excites you. Now we all have that cynical part of us that says disempowering things. I had these thoughts: It doesn't matter. What can one person do? 

Besides, it would take a life time to fix or more. I am sure you have similar thoughts too. But when you think about it, if we all lived our lives around a problem worthy of our lives we would be a much more productive compassionate abundant world. Your ego based needs would not dominate your thoughts and choices. You would constantly be tapped into your source or higher self. That part of you who care's about the betterment of humanity would be expressed.

When I tried to identify problems that I felt passionate about I had to go back to when I was little girl and the things that really upset me and that I wanted to do something about. I also looked at personal experiences that I had to overcome and that I really feel passionate about helping others overcome. World peace and personal empowerment are two things that came up for me that I would give anything to see improve in my life time.

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