Discover peace and purpose in the middle of your brokenness

August 27, 2024August 27, 2024Posted by Steve BlaisingLeave a comment

Robert Fulghum may have found peace and purpose for us all when he posed a question to Alexander Papaderos, PhD Philosophy, during a lecture at the site of a Nazi massacre in Crete during WWII.

“What is the meaning of life?”

Fulghum queried Papaderos, the founder of a peace institute built on the site.

Alexander Papaderos was taking questions after his lecture attended by Fulghum.

The famous author, like the rest of the crowd, was horrified after hearing how the Nazis . . .

decimated Papaderos’ village
executed hundreds of the villagers
threw Papaderos into a concentration camp

And now he stands before this crowd, calmly lecturing and taking questions about this unspeakable murder.

As Fulghum asks about the purpose of life, nervous laughter engulfs the daring question.

But Papaderos willingly answered Fulghum.

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Boost your life by answering the question of all questions

March 5, 2024March 6, 2024Posted by Steve Blaising2 Comments

The question: How can one know they are living their best life?

Turn questions into possibilities — A boost of joy when settling the question of all questions/Unsplash

Oscar Wilde, Aristotle, Buddah and Jesus weighed in.

Many have studied and followed these guides.

They offer different advice for . . .

love
work
suffering
death

So, choose wisely or the result can be disastrous.

The most popular humanities course at Yale University explores them and others in a class entitled, “Life Worth Living.” Multiple professors teach it.

They compare how the great philosophies answer this question, How can one know they are living their best life? What makes life worth living? What’s worth pursuing? Is what we desire worth it? How does one know they are on the best track to flourish?

The answer begins with another question.

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Snatch a Superior Gift That Can Make You Wealthy

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022Posted by Steve BlaisingLeave a comment

Wealthy folks know the kind of gift that can be fashioned into maximum reward.

intangible gift of wealth — Searching for the ultimate gift/photo by Chris Moore on Unsplash

One of the foremost is any skill, plan or investment that multiplies wealth.

But, the affluent also know that material wealth is no barrier to despair.

That’s why intrigue peaks this time of year around the magi who ventured thousands of miles to the first Christmas.

They found four gifts that add up to prosperity and satisfaction.

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How to channel purpose beyond a successful career

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022Posted by Steve Blaising4 Comments

The pandemic sweeping America is work without purpose.

Satisfaction is good at 65% of U.S. workers (ZIPPIA, 6/28/22).

But, passion is low at only 20%.

“Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth’s surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people to do so.” Bertrand Russell

Many folks are successful at work but struggle without purpose.

Even more retire without purpose.

Recently, I was fascinated by an artist in the 19th century who struggled with the same thing.

James Tissot painted high society Paris during the age of Impressionism and mentored well-known artists like Degas. He was immensely talented and successful.