What I enjoyed most about the movie, without giving away too many details, was the main ingredient that Brittany Murphey’s character, Abby, learned to infuse into her ramen that made it special: spirit. Because in the end, this was not a movie about ramen, or romance. It was about finding one’s place in the world by focusing on the how more than the what.
The problem I have with the six-months-to-live question is that it tends to obliterate the more common reality that you’re going to be here a while. You’ve got a chance to make an impact, in whatever way that matters to you. You’ve got a chance to make something of your self, your life, and your contribution to others.
I was interviewed by Michelle Vandepas of Divine Purpose Unleashed last week… and boy, did we cover the gamut of topics. Most of the time we talked about healing, and what it takes to make real change in your life, as well as life purpose, A Whole New Mind, and more. Check it out here.
There are plenty of metrics you can use to get a better grip on where you are in your life, and height isn’t one of them, unless you’re a teenage NBA hopeful. For the rest of us, let’s take a look at a metric that can have direct bearing on the kinds of conversations you should—and shouldn’t—be having.
Discovering your purpose isn’t a race. Instead of having the attitude of, “I’ve gotta find it NOW, so I can get going and make it happen!”, with a drive for perfection and a “now-I-can-stop-searching-and-just-be-happy” attitude, you’ll be far better off taking a page from the book of Japanese aesthetics, and more specifically, the concept of wabi-sabi.
You’ve got a burning passion to help people, change the world, and make your mark. You believe in the uniqueness of who you are and what you want to do, and you know that people will love your services, if they would just try them.
And that’s the crux of it, right there. Why aren’t people [...]
There are at least 80 million blogs out there in the world today. Sure, many of them are “spam-blogs” (splogs), and many are blogs created to chronicle an event in a person’s life (like a move across the country, or a new exercise routine), and then get discarded once the event—or the novelty—is done.
With all these gazillions of blogs out there, it sure can seem like a lot of noise.
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