The Saga of Amberlin – Chapter 1
Updated with edited version on Jan. 22, 2011 Five-year-old Amberlin watched as her favorite ducky drifted towards the spiraling whirlpool as the water drained from the mammoth Victorian-style tub. As the clockwise current of water drew the floating toy into its influence, she smiled and waved her index finger in a counterclockwise motion, then giggled…
Amberlin: A Writing Project that Won’t Go Away
It’s funny how some Purpose Projects keep finding their way to the ‘back burner” only to emerge again and again. Perfect example of this is my Amberlin novel series. I’m a bit embarrassed to say that it started a little over 5 years ago, and at least for the past two years it’s popped back…
The One Resolution that Really Matters
Will this New Year be the year you finally, once and for all, become clear about your life purpose? Will this be the year you resolve to clarify your life purpose and to then design your life to be a true and authentic reflection of that purpose? If so, you’ve stumbled upon the one resolution…
Isn’t It Time to “Rethink” Money?
I’m inviting you to join me for the Healthy Money Summit. It’s a free online event happening the week of January 24-27th featuring 24 pioneers and experts helping us create a healthier, happier, more productive relationship with money. Check it out here. Hosted by bestselling author Vicki Robin who co-wrote the bestselling Your Money or…
Inspired Out of Bed?
You know your life is on purpose when you’re inspired out of bed in the morning. So, the question is — Are you inspired out of bed in the morning? When I close my eyes and ponder this I envision Divine Spirit taking a deep inhalation that literally pulls the covers off me and pulls…
Are You Working More & More But Enjoying Life Less & Less?
To be up front with you, I want you to hire me IF you are working more and more but enjoying life less and less. Why? Because there is a way out of the frenetic and unrewarding busyness that leads to overwhelm, burnout and the accompanying feeling of hopelessness. Do you find yourself caught in…
People On Purpose Project for 2011
A new “Purpose Project” for this year (which actually began towards the end of 2010) is the People On Purpose Project. It’s my desire to connect with as many people who are living true to their life purpose and to share many of them with you on the Living & Working On Purpose Blog. One…
How to Set Yourself Up for a Great Day
Have you ever gotten to the end of the day, and just thought – “Wow, that was a great day!”? What is a great day for you? Maybe it’s a day when you get a lot done, or when everything just seems to work out well, or a day when you just feel really happy,…
Jessica Jackley of Kiva.org
I’ve been a fan of Kiva.org and the TED Talks for a couple of years. Recently, the two came together as I watched the TED Talk by Jessica Jackley, the co-founder of Kiva.org, an online community that helps individuals loan small amounts of money, called microloans, to entrepreneurs throughout the world. After watching it, I…
Stressed Out? Purposefully & Playfully Pivot through the Holidays
“Deck the halls with boughs of holly– Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. ‘Tis the season to be….stressed and overwhelmed — What? That’s not how the song goes. Maybe not, but it sure is how the season seems to go for so many folks. Stressed and overwhelmed. Confused and befuddled, perhaps to the point you’re frozen in your life…
Isn’t it Time You Knew Your Purpose?
