Good Reads: Purpose Driven Life

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Why do you exist? What is your purpose in life and what have you done today to fulfill it? Often times we get so caught up in our daily affairs that we allow time to pass us by and never fulfill our purposes. One of my favorite books to meditate on is called a Purpose Drive Life by Rick Warren. The book does an excellent job of helping individuals define our many life purposes. It is a bit religious at times as it uses quotes from the bible throughout the book. But religion aside what I have taken from the book are words of encouragement to live my best possible life.

To paraphrase from the book you weren't put on the earth to just breathe, eat, take up space and have fun. You were fashioned and formed to make a unique contribution. You were put here to give something back, not just to get. We are here to add life on earth, not take from it. We are designed to make a difference.

When we live our lives in purpose we truly understand what it means to live. When our times comes to past, go knowing that we did more than just wear the right things, say the right things, and do all the right things. Go knowing that our existence made all the difference in the world. So starting today, ask yourself, what will your legacy be?

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Good Reads: My Fair Lazy

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My Fair Lazy by Jen Lancaster has been out for a while now, but I am just getting my nose in this New York Time Best Selling author's book. I was never a fan of memoirs. In the past my limited mind could not wrap itself around the idea of reading the endless rants of someone else's life. I mean it's a non fictional book with no theme, climax, or general purpose except to tell the story of 'the good old days'. But since we live now in an age where we tweet and facebook just about everything in our lives, I thought I'd give this book a try. I especially have come to realize that I have been tremendously inspired by the lives of so many individuals thus far in my journey. Their 'memiors' have just come in the form of blogs, life coaching, and movies.

So to the book...I have never read any of her previous books, but I've seen tons of great reviews. So I was pleased to have thoroughly enjoyed this reading as a novice to her writing. Her life reminded me that people are still very human and no one is perfect. Sometimes our daily habits cause detriments to our desire to interact with with others and therefore we try to evolve but come along many bumps in the road. I most definitely recommend this book to anyone who would like a good laugh. It'll be at your local bookstore, or if you're like me and currently financially challenged, make your way to the library!

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