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The Anatomy of Purpose…Why Am I Here?
Written by Jimmie Burroughs Why am I here? Having a purpose and a calling in life fulfils our purpose for being on earth. Sometimes a calling drives men into some of the oddest and most unusual situations; one such is Richard Proenneke: For more than 30 years Richard Louis “Dick” Proenneke lived alone in the high mountain wilderness of Alaska at a place called Twin Lakes. He felt that his calling and purpose in life was to be a naturalist. He constructed by hand his own log cabin, using primitive hand tools and the natural materials available. Over the period of 30 years Proenneke made valuable recordings of both meteorological…
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Maintaining Unity of Purpose in life Events…
Writen by Jimmie Burroughs Unity of purpose is singleness or constancy of purpose or action and continuity. Many of the life events are natural occurrences but we must deal with them with unity of purpose even though they may be very stressful. Sometimes life events can be difficult to accept. For example: 1. Death: loss of a mate or other close family or friends 2. Major illness or injury 3. Divorce or separation 4. Changing jobs or relocating 5. Loss of employment or financial difficulties All of the above are common life events and each can be devastating and each can cause the loss of unity of purpose. I would…
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Discovering Your Purpose in Life
By Jimmie Burroughs Discovering our purpose or why we are here on this earth is the first thing we need to do before we can commence to reach our potential in personal development. This requires some soul searching and it also requires emptying our minds of a lot of programming that hinders us from reaching our full potential. It is of an essence first of all to understand that there is no single formula that will work for everyone; there are personal development principles but different applications. For years I did personal counseling and when someone came to me with a problem, I could often identify with it but I…