Posted in Life Purpose, Uncategorized on Dec 24th, 2008
At 12:04 a.m. last Sunday morning, the earth momentarily stopped its rotational tilt to the north and slowly began tipping to the south again. To us here in the northern hemisphere, it appeared that the sun had temporarily stopped before beginning its annual trek back to the north.
It’s the winter solstice, a magical [...]
Posted in Life Purpose on Jul 17th, 2008
You might think that the pounding in my head would have been enough to wake me, but it was the sledge hammers that did the job. They pounded away in an unrelenting counter beat to my throbbing temples. A work crew was erecting a large white tent for a wedding reception near the grassy spot [...]
Posted in Life Purpose on Jul 17th, 2008
My wife and I often saw him on our morning walks with Koda, our goofy yellow Labrador retriever. The man was hard to miss with his red helmet, fluorescent orange vest, and the triangular orange flag attached to the back of his adult tricycle. I’d guess he was in his thirties, but I can’t say [...]
Posted in Life Purpose on Jul 17th, 2008
Most of us have made a decision that we later regretted. It’s not a question of if or when; it’s a question of how many times it happened before. And more than just a few of us have not only made a bad decision or two, but we’ve made that very same bad decision more [...]
Posted in Life Purpose on Jul 17th, 2008
You’ve heard it said many times, “Follow your bliss. Pursue your passion. Do what you love doing”. Not only has it been said for thousands of years, but it’s also backed by modern career interest surveys and assessments. It doesn’t take a scientist to figure out that most people do well at what they [...]
Jim Manton - Transition Coach