Archive for March, 2007

All of a Sudden I Felt an Urge

Have you ever wanted to be a little crazy or do something unconventional? Nothing dangerous or immoral, just something… well something that you did as a child but would never dream of doing as an adult? Well I had one of those moments last year. Thirty plus of us had been in leadership training all day. […]

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It Was The Middle of The Night

It was the middle of the night; all of a sudden I felt like someone or something was watching me. Then I realized that the something was sitting on me. I screamed as I reached with my hand. My fingers wrapped around something furry. Now my screams were blood curling as I threw it and […]

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Bored? Dissatisfied With Life?

“Bored? Are you crazy? I am running around like a chicken with its head cut off!” “Bored? How can I be bored? I am so exhausted! I don’t even have time to think.” “Dissatisfied, yes!” Do you feel dissatisfied or bored with your life? Feeling this way is more common than you know. My family used to call me […]

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$1000 Pizza

In your wildest dreams, would you ever have imagined pizza selling for $1000? Well, Nino Selimaj, a Manhattan restaurateur not only imagined it, he created it and put it on his menu. What makes this pizza worth so much? Some might say it’s toppings: lobster, crème fraiche, chives, assorted caviar, salmon roe, and wasabi. Granted […]

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“What Is My Life Purpose?”

“Do I really have a purpose?” “I can’t find my purpose.” “God doesn’t care about me.” “I don’t have a purpose.” “I used to believe I did but I have given up hope” “How can I find my life purpose?” I hear these kinds of statements and questions everyday. I used to feel the very same way; so I thought I […]

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I Wouldn’t! I Couldn’t!

I wouldn’t harm a fly, or at least that’s what I thought. I have always been so tender hearted and soft. My kids tease me, because when I yell I smile; and of course when I do this, something gets lost in the translation. I do however remember a time, a moment, when I was overcome […]

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What’s Next?

Warning: If you cringe easily you might not want to read this. I heard my married niece talking to her husband, they were discussing how some doctors suggest that eating ‘boogers’ can make you healthy. I for one will stick with vitamin C. One of the most life changing principles I teach the people I […]

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Five Reasons to Keep Going

What keeps you going? On the days I want to give up and not care, when I want to forget about living a life on purpose and just hang out until I die, when I want to use swear words and rip things to shreds and eat my way through every drive-thru in town because life […]

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Ask For What You Want

“Ask for what you want.” This is key to living your life purpose. This morning as I was pondering on what to write about for today’s post, this thought struck me like a bolt of lightening. Every day I ask for guidance on what to write about here on Life on Purpose. And […]

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What’s Hiding Under Your Bark?

What gifts and talents are hiding under your “bark”? We used to live on 80 acres, it was a beautiful place nestled in a canyon with a creek running through it. Our closest neighbors were a mile away. It was so peaceful. That is until “Woody” the woodpecker showed up. Every morning without fail we would wake […]

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