A Practice On Purpose – 25 Years in the Making
Imagine investing years in being educated for your chosen profession, one that you feel called to out of a real commitment to serve. You might even feel it’s more than just a career, it’s a spirit-led calling. Then you find yourself in a dysfunctional system that is focused more on the economics of the profession…
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…
Winter Sowing — An Experiment in Simple Gardening On Purpose
I love to garden. I find it both fun and meditative and one of my favorite on purpose past times. The last couple of years I've wanted to start my gardening experience earlier by starting my own seeds. I did this years ago and found it a lot of fun. While living in Massachusetts I…
The “Last” Bastion — My Relationship to Money and Finance
"Perhaps you are being called upon right now to hold a strong center in your life. The situation into which you are stepping, or feel that you have been thrust, may seem too much for you. You may know what you are able to do, or you may not. Perhaps you are being called upon…
Purposeful Preparing for Daylight Savings
Believe it or not, here in most of the USA, daylight saving time will begin this coming weekend, the second Sunday of March by 'springing ahead' — setting our clocks ahead by one hour. Now I don't know about you, but I detest this time change. I even threatened to not participate this year, then…
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If you have found the information on this blog of value and you’d like to make a donation, please choose one of the options below. Why donate? I have dedicated over 13 years to helping people live more purposeful and meaningful lives. What I call a life on purpose, which also includes helping people to…
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…
A Fuel Efficient Mercedes 380 SE? It’s all Relative
If you've been following my life on purpose escapades over the last several months you may recall that I have a classic Mercedes 380 SE. It's the one that I was planning on installing the Water4Gas device to see if it would improve the 17-18 MPG's it gets. (Who knows, that may still happen but…
Academy Awards — A Night of Acknowledgments
OK, my whole family loves movies. We love going to the Flat Rock Cinema just up the street — a cinebar type movie house that serves my favorite beer along with reasonably priced food. We love watching them through DVDs we loan from the library or through Netflix or occasionally from Red Box. And so,…
Is it Possible to Live Prosperously in Turbulent Times?
Aren't you loving these exciting times we're in? Does that sound strange to even say? Yes, these are, to say the least, interesting times (as in the old Jewish 'curse' – "May you live in interesting times.") but these can also be exhilarating times if we don't get too hung up in the drama of…
Isn’t it Time You Knew Your Purpose?
