What do you want to do with your life?
It’s a question we’ve been asked hundreds of times, by our parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, high school guidance counselors, college advisors and bosses.
The real questions is, “What answer have you given?”
The safe one? The right one? The one they expect to hear? Or the honest one? The one you feel in your heart?
Read MoreOur lives are filled with all sorts of experiences. Some are small. Some are life changing. Some we choose. Others are chosen for us. How we respond to these experiences, affects the outcome and overall happiness of our life. I think of it this way:
experiences + responses= outcomes
[ e + r = o]
Often, we don’t control the experiences we face or the outcomes we encounter. But to enhance our experiences, we can control how we respond. And the first step in controlling our responses is being prepared.
Read MoreWords have always been central to my life.
The things I think,
turn into the words I write,
into the words I say,
and into the words I sing…
words, words, everywhere, words.
Giving all the things I do, meaning, context & purpose.
As I said in my first post, I estimate I have spent over 13,500 hours of my life journaling.
Read MoreSince 1996, I’ve kept a journal.
In it, I’ve written down my observations, conversations, & adventures about the people, places and situations I have experienced in my life.
My journals hold my most personal thoughts & intimate emotions, all my dreams & ambitions, vulnerabilities & heartbreaks, successes & failures, hopes & fears, my aspirations & doubts, all my beliefs, theories, ideas and personal philosophies.
All of this energy, all this effort, all this time spent in self-reflection. My attempt to understand who I am, what I believe, what my purpose is and how I connect to everything around me as I try to live as authentic a life as possible.
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