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Awaken to Purpose.

Texts, DMs, Zoom meetings, phone calls...our days are often consumed with activity.  We are often busy, but to what end? What is our intention? Why are we doing what we are doing? The moment that we forget the answer to the question is when the "trouble" begins. It is in that vacuum of uncertainty--the moment when we forget the reason why we are doing what we are doing--that we make ourselves vulnerable to office politics, gossip, job dissatisfaction, etc. We must. awaken to our sense of purpose. It does not need to be a sense of purpose for our existence; we can simply focus on our intention for the day that stands before us.

What is your intention?. The world changes and so does your life; your intentions will evolve with your being. You may entertain your fears by investing in a false belief where you are controlled by circumstances. Do not fall for this temptation of self-sabotage. You are always in the driver's seat.  If you don't know where you're going, why don't you pull over and figure it out?  Take the time to invest in yourself so that you will have more to give to others. Take 30 minutes for yourself today to examine your life. Do you like what you have created for yourself or is it time to create something new?

Success or sabotage? Your every thought word and action is a choice for one or the other. Why not be conscious of your choice to effectively evaluate the merit of your decision?

Is this going to be an incredible day? Avoid the "hamster on the wheel" impersonation that has become so popular in American society. Take inventory in yourself and give thought to what would make this a great day by your definition. What will you do to get it?