My Path to Purpose

My college roommate fretted endlessly about what her purpose in life was. She was driven to understand why she was on this planet. In sharp contrast to her drive was my seeming indifference to why I was here. It never occurred to me to think about my purpose. I didn’t seem to need one. I was just here, doing my thing.

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The Calorie Forest

“You can’t see the forest for the trees” is an old idiom that roughly means you are looking at the small details so closely you are missing the bigger picture. Do you ever do that?

One such issue that fits in this category is the discussion about calories. “A calorie is a calorie” is often the opening salvo. The sides in the conversation tend to be dieters and scientist-types. It seems that positions get entrenched about whether a calorie is a calorie, or if they are “different kinds” of calories.

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Energy Ripples

Have you ever noticed that at least sometimes your mood or energy level can start to match that of the people you are around? Sometimes that effect is called Crowd Mentality. Sometimes that feels like it’s you getting in sync with family or coworkers, but often it may feel as if you are being manipulated or controlled by the crowd.

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Staying Energetic Through Retirement

My grandfather started dying they day he retired.

He’d been an active man, active all his life. He had helped his dad homestead as a kid, been in the Navy for WWI, and worked as a mechanic, carpenter, and miner during his adult life. He and grandma hunted and fished on weekends and for vacation. He was an energetic man.

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Energize Me! Workshop Lessons

“I knew everything you talked about. I’d just never thought to apply any of that information to my low-energy situation!”

Those were the words voiced by a 100-year old woman after my first Energize Me! workshop. As we talked further she went on to say that she actually had learned some things, like the energizing techniques, but that the basic information was familiar to her.

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Perfect Storm

Everyone loses energy and focus, at least at some point. Even me! Here’s a recent example.

I found myself feeling a bit unproductive and unfocused, and a bit low-energy, recently. Pondering this unusual situation gave me the realization that I was feeling overwhelmed by a work project and anxious about a health situation. I love the work project, and at a conscious level I’m not distressed by the health situation. So, what’s the deal there?

The perfect storm was brewing.

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