Finding Purpose in Every Season: How Serving Others Brings Fulfillment

November 5, 2025

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Beth
Do you ever feel stuck, wondering if your life still has meaning? Maybe your kids are grown, you’ve retired, or you’re simply asking, “Is this all there is?” You’re not alone.In this uplifting episode of Lessons From Living, Beth shares how true purpose isn’t found in success, productivity, or comfort—it’s found in giving. Drawing from personal stories of family foster care, serving as a Court Appointed Special Advocate, and creating this very podcast, you’ll see how seasons of service have brought Beth her deepest sense of fulfillment.

If you’ve ever wrestled with purposelessness or longed to live a life of significance, this conversation will encourage you to see purpose not as something to stumble upon, but something you build—through love, sacrifice, and service.

👉 Tune in to learn how you can find meaning in every stage of life and embrace the joy of living with purpose.

Episode Outline

  • 0:52 – The Question of Purpose
    Beth opens with a heartfelt reflection on seasons of feeling lost and what it means to search for meaning after major life changes.
  • 2:14 – Finding Purpose Through Giving
    How true fulfillment often comes not from what we achieve, but what we give away in service to others.
  • 4:09 – Lessons from Foster Care
    Beth shares powerful personal stories from her experience as a foster parent and how they shaped her understanding of love and purpose.
  • 6:45 – Serving as a Court Appointed Special Advocate
    She explains how advocacy became a source of hope and deeper meaning, showing the ripple effect of compassion.
  • 8:12 – Purpose in Every Season
    A closing encouragement to see every stage of life as an opportunity to serve, grow, and find renewed joy in giving.

Best Quotes from the Podcast

“Purpose isn’t something we find—it’s something we build through love, sacrifice, and service.”

 

“You don’t need a title or platform to make a difference. You just need a willing heart.”

 

“The moments that have given me the most joy are the ones where I was giving, not getting.”

 

“Purpose doesn’t retire. It simply shifts with the season you’re in.”

 

“When we serve others, we rediscover who we were always meant to be.”

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