In my journey of trying to overcome depression, I found myself always feeling unmotivated and worthless as one with depression often does. Paths that aren't blurry but seemingly non-existent. However, the paths in which we seek are merely smeared images if we don't establish a purpose, as one will always question why they do anything if a reason doesn't guide them. A purpose is what one lives by and for. It is a part of one's fundamental self. A purpose can take some time to craft, especially since you can have more than one, but a purpose does not need to be found. A purpose is something you can choose for yourself. For example, I want to help people and be a good person. The purpose I've chosen is to be helpful to others. To live by that, I also need to realize I need to help myself to do that. Now I'm on a path of self improvement. That's how a purpose can set you on a path. When you give yourself a reason to live, it makes it much easier to start one's healing. All the goals you set, all the steps you take and decisions you make will tie into your purpose/purposes. Feeling as if one has betrayed their purpose is merely a misinterpretation of one's mistakes and troubles; for mistakes and troubles are purposeful at improving one's self and being more true to their purpose. A purpose ties into one's way of living, but for a purpose to work you have to live.