About The Author: Tammy Cunningham

My desire to find my purpose was planted in me at birth. I have been curious throughout life and started my quest at a young age. I would ask myself and God about why I was here, what I was to do, how to live my life, what would fulfill me & make me happy, how I could have an impact on others, what my unique traits & talents were and how I could combine this all to live a life that I loved and that God intended me to live. 

What I struggled with was finding that one passion & purpose and to have it fit into the box society taught me about how life progressed. I had too many passions to chose just one. I wanted to learn, grow and share with others what I had learned, but that wasn’t a job. I wanted to express myself and my creativity but I couldn’t live off of that alone.

I struggled for most of my life feeling that I either was not sure who I was or that who I thought & believed I was wasn’t good enough and didn’t fit into the world. So like any “irrational & irresponsible” person, I decided not to continue on the path of following the traditional route. I quit my “dream job” as a Designer that I got after college.

I fell in love with a creative mastermind who also, like me, felt that his passion in life didn’t fit the mold of a traditional career or life. So we embarked on our individual journeys together. Through struggles, epiphanies and growth…we learned together, encouraged each other and supported each other through the ups & many, many downs. This relationship allowed me to accept my differences from the world and enabled me to go full steam ahead for my dreams & purpose…with no apologies.

I have spent the last decade obsessively reading, listening, watching, observing, asking, trying and growing so that I could uncover my purpose. What did I end up learning? Well, after a lot of depressing and defeating years I learned that I was looking for the wrong thing entirely. I thought my purpose was my job and my talent. However I learned that it wasn’t just my career, talent or hobby…it was my entire life.

My purpose was every aspect of how I live. It is how I conduct myself with others, how I give, share, create, enjoy, love, build abundance and receive lessons from God. It is all of it…my purpose is to be a mother, wife, friend, creator, provider, teacher, student, to live in & with nature, to enjoy life, to experience happiness and give others love & hope. I learned that purpose is a holistic life based on your interests, loves, passions, skills, talents, values, contribution and ideas. Your purpose can be found in all the foundations of life such as…relationships, calling/career, wealth, lifestyle, contribution and how you take care of your health & mind. 

Our job is to uncover, design and live the purposeful life we were blessed with. My purpose was revealed to me throughout my obsession with the quest…I was passionate about listening to others life struggles and helping them find the solutions that would make them happy & to show them how to uncover their purposeful life and live a more abundant life as well.

I found what I valued in life most and decided to live my life based around those values & not what I thought I “had” to do. I wanted to live a certain lifestyle that allowed myself and my family freedom and security & I wanted the opportunity to share my passion with anyone who would listen to me…and comprehend what I was sharing (which seems like gibberish or crazy talk to most people). I want others to live their purpose and achieve all their dreams…and if I can help with that in anyway that is what drives me and gives me the “feeling ” of purpose. 

I have worked on all areas of my life and have built up my foundations… they have grown tremendously to where they are now. I am currently building up my pillars in search of where purpose meets passion and how that will allow me to support what I value in life…this community resource (blog, books, courses, membership and retreats). These are my outlets for part of my purpose and they will allow me to financially support the other aspect of my purpose, which is my family & my dreams for them. I have created a holistic balance and my journey is still just beginning.