This is Day 36 of the Positive 100, a countdown to Rare Disease Day 2014 and an exercise in being positive despite it all.

We all want to have purpose in our lives – to know where we are going. We want to know that who we are and what we do matters. That our actions make a difference. We want to be heard, have our art seen. We want to go far and help others. We want to matter. To matter is to have purpose.

How do you have purpose in life? By doing things with intention, purpose.

I don’t know much about where I am going, and I don’t know what my ultimate purpose is. But, what I do know is that I am going there on purpose. I make an effort to send cheer and support to friends and family who need it. I write and create so that what I have to say can be heard.

Everything I do, I do with intention. Intention to be better. Intention to make a difference. Intention to do my best.

Because I intend to do something that matters each day that I get out of bed, I know I am living a life with purpose.

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