Bold Journeys Magazine Interview
“Richard, so good to have you with us today. We’ve always been impressed with folks who have a very clear sense of purpose and so maybe we can jump right in and talk about how you found your purpose?
From my experience, I have found that purpose is the alignment of identity, passion and practice. Do we find it, or does it find us? I am not sure there is a right answer to that question but I believe that we will know it when we are living it.
I have made many mistakes in my life, taking paths that ran counter to the sense of purpose I feel today. In that sense, it can be a lifelong pursuit that is as much about how we feel as what we do. When they run simultaneously, then maybe we have found our purpose. I knew that I wanted to be an artist, but it took much exploration and many right and wrong turns to marry both desire and practice, feeling and doing. Sometimes, it can take an absence or loss of something to help discover meaning and if we can, find purpose in that process.”