“I have an existential map. It has 'You are here' written all over it.” ― Steven Wright This topic is near and dear to my heart. For me, this is when everything started. This is when I feel like I finally woke up and started living an intentional life. An existential crisis can be a dark time. But the light on the other side is so worth going through it. This post tackles why an existential crisis is actually a good thing, the challenge with finding good info about them online, and how an … [Read more...]
11 Slow & Simple Living Leaders Share Their “Why”
This week I started reading Joshua Becker's eBook Simplify: 7 Guiding Principles to Help Anyone Declutter their Home and Life. Right from the get-go, it made me realize how different the aha moments are that inspire us to change the course of our lives. In this post, you'll see that the tipping points can range from something as simple as a conversation to something as complex as a life-changing health diagnosis. For me, my "why" was a self-diagnosed existential crisis and the realization … [Read more...]
3 Life Themes from the Most Viewed Commencement Speeches
It's that time of the year! Graduation season. Listen up Millennials (including myself). You have a choice. Your 24 hours a day end up determining your lifetime. You may think commencement speeches are all about purpose. While that's certainly a hot topic, there are other themes that we can all apply to our lives regardless of our age or when/if we graduated. The 3 Themes from the Top Commencement Speeches Life is about connecting the dots. Choose love and serve others. … [Read more...]