http://www.purposefulgrowth.com Growth on purpose, with purpose Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:49:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en purposefulgrowth/jZvvhttp://feedburner.google.com In this article we continue our journey toward finding meaning and purpose in life. This process utilizes the strong positive emotions we experience while aligned with purpose by carefully examining the things we love to do, our passion&#8217;s in life. Start with a list of things you really love to do. 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Recall that the first of these is the concept that your purpose is composed of characteristics and qualities of your ways of being rather than [...] <span class="post_excerpt_readmore"><a href="http://www.purposefulgrowth.com/2012/02/10/find-meaning-in-life-using-personal-characteristics/" title="Read more">Read more &#187;</a></span> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LgqNpQasHP8AXSOL-h5qVu7eEMc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LgqNpQasHP8AXSOL-h5qVu7eEMc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LgqNpQasHP8AXSOL-h5qVu7eEMc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LgqNpQasHP8AXSOL-h5qVu7eEMc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/purposefulgrowth/jZvv/~4/I9LLGHGKuow" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/purposefulgrowth/jZvv/~3/I9LLGHGKuow/ http://www.purposefulgrowth.com/2012/02/10/find-meaning-in-life-using-personal-characteristics/ Is There a Purpose to Life? What is the meaning and purpose of life? Is there a purpose, or do we just randomly exist in the experiences of birth, life, and ultimate death? 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Do you wonder if there even is a meaning and purpose to your life? Yes, there is a purpose to your life and finding it is the reason you&#8217;re alive. 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Despite the attraction of discovering a purpose to your life and knowing for sure the reason for your being alive, there may be one or more fears that are holding you back subconsciously. Motivational speaker and retired Master Air Force [...] <span class="post_excerpt_readmore"><a href="http://www.purposefulgrowth.com/2012/01/12/is-fear-keeping-you-from-your-life-purpose/" title="Read more">Read more &#187;</a></span> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SH4rwnV7qs2x1QUY_mm3MWjVdJY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SH4rwnV7qs2x1QUY_mm3MWjVdJY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SH4rwnV7qs2x1QUY_mm3MWjVdJY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SH4rwnV7qs2x1QUY_mm3MWjVdJY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/purposefulgrowth/jZvv/~4/8k9HCzz_5g4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/purposefulgrowth/jZvv/~3/8k9HCzz_5g4/ http://www.purposefulgrowth.com/2012/01/12/is-fear-keeping-you-from-your-life-purpose/ Following is an introduction to a guest article I&#8217;ve posted on Dr. Rob Pennington&#8217;s blog. Rob&#8217;s offer to host a guest article was perfectly timed to my latest articles about finding life purpose. I&#8217;ve found that life purpose clues hover all around us in our daily experiences. We&#8217;ve but to open ourselves to understanding and [...] <span class="post_excerpt_readmore"><a href="http://www.purposefulgrowth.com/2012/01/08/bad-experiences-offer-clues-to-life-purpose/" title="Read more">Read more &#187;</a></span> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ru3qKEGVCEHcVSsNP-Kd-4cC48A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ru3qKEGVCEHcVSsNP-Kd-4cC48A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ru3qKEGVCEHcVSsNP-Kd-4cC48A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ru3qKEGVCEHcVSsNP-Kd-4cC48A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/purposefulgrowth/jZvv/~4/-7mMgm25SYo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/purposefulgrowth/jZvv/~3/-7mMgm25SYo/ http://www.purposefulgrowth.com/2012/01/08/bad-experiences-offer-clues-to-life-purpose/ Do you wonder what life is all about, wondering if this is all there is to life?     There is more to life than a job,a family, and lots of stuff to do, there&#8217;s a purpose to your life. 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