10 Steps to Inner Happiness
I find it interesting that although the United States is considered by many to be the most prosperous country in the world and the most prosperous society in history, so many of us are unhappy. It has also been my observation that an increasing number of us are awakening to this fact, and are searching…
You Know Your Life is On Purpose When….
I've been sharing some snippets on Twitter and Facebook on how you know when your life is on purpose and when it's off purpose, so I thought I'd share the short article that appeared in Purposeful Pondering Ezine that started it all in April of 2004. Wow, five years. Time flies when you're getting old.…
Add Some Spiritual Spice to Your Day — TODAY! (with update)
Installment #1 – Written Sat. March 21 Isn't there a song that goes something like this: "Do you believe in miracles?" Actually I think it's "Do you believe in magic?" and it was by the Loving Spoonful. No matter. I'm asking the first question here: Do you believe in miracles? Do you believe they still…
Quit Trying to Change Your Life
Several weeks ago I received the following message from one of our readers. My heart went out to this troubled soul who wrote: "I've come to the point that I believe in nothing, my self esteem is in the gutter, and I don't know what to do with the rest of my life. changing careers…
Purpose Prize in Life On Purpose’s Future?
OK, I'm not 60 yet, not quite but I figured why not start putting this out to the Universe. I will be 60 in May and I do have a BIG idea that I've dedicated my life to sharing — Creating a World On Purpose. Please take a moment to watch this inspiring video from…
Simplifying: An Upside to this Major Downturn
A couple week's ago I started this series looking at some of the major upsides to this time of major downturn. We explored how the Universal UPS truck has been trying to deliver, not one, but three packages with gifts inside — the gifts of: * An opportunity to re-evaluate our lives* An opportunity to…
What are the Upsides of This Major Downturn?
Well, we've all heard plenty about the major down turn that we're in the midst of. The news media is having a real hay day with it all. Unemployment continues to rise, home foreclosures are everywhere, and no one seems to know quite what to do about it all. But let's take a step back…
Living On Purpose: Moving Through Fear to Faith
This is part one of a two part article that I wrote for Purposeful Pondering Ezine. I wanted to share it with the blogosphere as well with the hope that it would of interest and value to others during these turbulent times we face. Ann and I have been married for 18-plus years….happily I might…
Purposeful Pondering: Have You Become a Boiled Frog?
Do you Twitter? I’m just wondering how many Purposeful Pondering readers use Twitter. I’ve recently started hearing about it and I’m curious how popular it is. Seems so simple, responding to “what are you doing?” as a way to keep connected to your friends and colleagues. I also wonder what a social networking community would…
When is Bad News Actually Good News?
While practicing as a small animal vet I often had to give my clients some bad news about their beloved pets: “Ms. Jacobs, I’m afraid I felt a sizable lump in Missy’s abdomen. We’ll need to take some x-rays to learn more but I’m afraid we may be dealing with a tumor.” Or… “Mr. Gerald,…
Isn’t it Time You Knew Your Purpose?
