Celebrate Something Beautiful Today
The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. - Frank Lloyd Wright
Tuesday, January 20 was a beautiful day for my country. The United States inaugurated a new president as over 2 million people watched as they stood in below freezing temperatures. Millions more watched on television or online. In fact, numerous businesses throughout the US could not access the Internet because so many of their employees were saturating available bandwidth in order to witness the proceedings.
A hospital here in Kansas City stopped admitting patients for about 30 minutes because access to their databases was slow. CNN.com served close to 19 million video streams, including 1.3 concurrent streams right before the oath of office was taken.
To be clear, this particular Tuesday in January wasn’t about politics. It was about people wanting to connect to an important event and celebrate something beautiful – together. This Tuesday in January most of us celebrated the promise of Hope and the idea we could be and do whatever we wanted. The warm feelings of promise radiated its incredible power and made what would be an otherwise miserably cold day in January simply beautiful. Read more
How to Live a Life of Purpose
“If you’re alive, there’s a purpose for your life.” - Rick Warren
What do you want the epitaph on your tombstone to say when you die? Many would be satisfied, if not relieved, if their epitaph proclaimed, “I Survived.”
Others, perhaps you, want more out of life than just going through the motions, day after day, and simply surviving.
To live a life of purpose, and on purpose, empowers you to be whatever you want to be and to do whatever you want to do. When your life’s purpose is powered by passion, you are able to stay on course even when you experience obstacles and setbacks. Purpose is the engine that moves you forward in life; passion is the fuel for the engine. Read more
10 Things You Can Do to Keep Your Resolutions from Slowly Fading Away
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” - Abraham Lincoln
Editor’s note: This is a guest article by Mary Beth R. Blackwell
This is the time of year when most people make resolutions to change their lives. Usually it’s in the area of self-improvement like to lose weight, quit smoking, save money, or manage time effectively. These are all admirable goals to accomplish.
And when the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, motivation was high and there was an abundance of enthusiasm to accomplish these resolutions. But, what about now? It is approaching the end of January and do you know where your resolutions are? Read more
