purpose 101: HARD KNOCKS or JUST TELL ME (which r-u) - 03/07/26 11:16 AM
Is the life road you have chosen is difficult for you in a sense that you travel the hard road, work harder not smarter, have envy & resentments via jealousies that come from coveting, making you what they call a "sourpuss"? You pucker up to life making it bitter tasting & if you repeat what doesn't work, you are bitter & insane? LOL There is another road
GET A NEW COMPASS
Its not where you travel but how you travel. The hard road, the one that comes with hard knocks welcomes everyone & it is toll free. The other road, the one that … (1 comments)

purpose 101: LIVE to DIE or DIE to LIVE (mystery) SPIRITUAL - 03/03/26 10:26 AM
At the same time, you are living, you are dying. In the beginning stages, dying is not even on the menu until awareness of it visits. Another way of putting the post title to the meaning is we were born to die, something that boggles the mind & it should. That's the whole point & also why you are here, i.e. to ask, & have answered, this question. Why?  How can this be? What is the point? This begins the process of the answer as to "why" you are here
YOUR GOD-WALK
He has His ways & this is one of them consisting … (1 comments)

purpose 101: KNOW GOD LOVES U (proof) SPIRITUAL - 02/25/26 10:46 AM
Your belief in God has brought you to this posting. For those that don't believe, for whatever reasons, I wonder where you go to be comforted, assured, uplifted, inspired, guided & forgiven? I am reminded of what I told my three, grown, children, more than once: they were no accident & that are here because your mother & I loved each other which led to wanting children to share that love with too. YOU are not an accident, mistake or was unexpected. God wanted you from the beginning (?), in the now, & always. How much more then is God in … (1 comments)

purpose 101: ALL JOURNEY SAME but DIFFERENT (mystery) - 02/04/26 11:23 AM
Look around you next time you leave your house & notice what I am going to point out to you. Everyone, without exception, is on a steady mission of pursuing their wants & needs daily. It never stops until we stop it. Realize too, that there is an abundance of everything to meet everyone's threshold. This should help us all be more mindful of the others, that travel side by side with us. Many ways to do this. How you journey is very important
keep life like you found it improving where you can
HURT NO ONE
This is a reminder & should not … (2 comments)

purpose 101: LIFE REHEARSAL? THIS IS IT! - 01/29/26 12:08 PM
We all know what it means to practice is & when it comes to play or practicality. We also know we can repeat, revisit & refine anything until we are satisfied with it or its outcome. The big picture, called LIFE, doesn't allow for much except opportunity to grasp & inquire or not, as to what is going on, if one chooses to know. You may sleep or call time-out, but life is never off in you even when exiting this planet & realm. That's the nature of life here on earth for mankind as intended
ETERNITY or FOREVER
The life force in … (3 comments)

purpose 101: GOD WENT FIRST DID YOU FORGET? (spiritual) - 01/27/26 02:19 PM
You didn't just crawl out from under a rock; you didn't wash ashore from the sea, microbes & bacteria didn't stumble on a one in a trillion-billion-zillion life formula, a big bang explosion didn't create humans, nor some freak accident that defies odds, math, & is absent now, & miscellaneous dynamics beyond comprehension didn't combine to produce you NO! You were created by God, who very much wanted YOU, first for His pleasure & purposes, then for you (it follows) & finally for your place in it all & all that is contained, seen, unseen & unknown therein & thereout. 
Well fancy … (3 comments)

purpose 101: K.I.S.S. ME PLEASE (carefree) LIFE - 01/22/26 11:55 AM
When you get a handle on your affairs both personal & professional, you are freed up to make it all work for you & your common sense, & the results of this wielding with confidence is being able to free the mind that binds & replaces it with making & emphasizing worthy points. Getting your point across is like scoring a soccer goal. Using the plus or minus systems helps us flow while on the go, without boggling down
+ & -
It's similar to rounding off of a number or making a point using as few words as possible. We are not … (0 comments)

purpose 101: THE LADDER of LIFE (here & beyond) SPIRITUAL - 01/18/26 12:15 PM
From as early as the cradle of life grasped you, life was there too. For the start-up period, infant to teens, we need & received help even before the asking as consider, how would we know what to ask for? The teen years remain extra-ordinary for their awkwardness, discovery, innocence & realizing that the world, & everything in it, is here to serve us although in a selfish way, mainly because you know no better until you do know better
THE NEXT PHASE
From teens to young adult, beside fun, experimenting & pushing limits, we tend to glimpse what is to come & … (2 comments)

purpose 101: INVESTING IN ANOTHER? PRICELESS (life & love) - 01/05/26 11:19 AM
When you take an interest in another, whether it is fleeting, short-term or long-term, we are talking about a change event for all parties involved. Teachers do it by the group, parents by the children, police to the public & friends with affection & endurance. When we focus in the moment to events happening all around us, we are investing in that moment, or another, ourselves & even the situation too which is a form of respecting the moment for its value & visit
I am happy for you. Now, you be happy
THE MENTOR
Someone, for some unexplained reason, starts to take an … (0 comments)

purpose 101: TRUTH of the MATTER (YOU) SPIRITUAL - 01/05/26 11:15 AM
You can run but never hide from truth. I am speaking of Eternal Truth as well as personal truth, yours, mine & others. The truth exists to help us become a better person, to protect & guide us & of course allowing us to participate in life to our satisfactions. Your personal truth is destined to be food for the worms, as when you die, it dies alongside of you. The Eternal Truth lives on into forever & ever-lasting
waiting for you but for how long?
WHERE ARE YOU GONNA GO?
There is no place on earth that can offer you refuge from Eternal … (2 comments)

purpose 101: ANSWERS ARE THERE WHERE R U? - 12/12/25 10:47 AM
We are born with wanting answers on everything, anywhere, whatever comes up or that which catches our interest & we cannot exist without this dynamic. When we were created, we were given this in the form of a command to evolve, strive for perfection & pursue any & all points on the compass. Why? Because we can & the core reason is it is pleasing to God to see us BE all we can be (His plan)
THINKING BOGGS IT DOWN
Here is where we misuse, abuse & sabotage the system in place. We burden it with too much unnecessary thinking, wanting & … (0 comments)

purpose 101: EXPLORE BEYOND THE PAIN (rewards await) SPIRITUAL - 12/09/25 11:11 AM
Pain is no stranger & I speak of all the general categories such as; mental, spiritual, physical, emotional & psychological realms & the mother of it all your PERSONAL PAIN. It can go deep, be superficial, temporary, teach, cause ponder & questioning, scar, traumatize, cause you to make choices, & the mode we slip into & quickly is how to stop, eliminate or mitigate anyway we can. But I want you to consider this the next time spiritual pain visits especially because beyond that threshold is another one. THINK: What Dorothy in Wizard of Oz went through to reach home
Calling out … (1 comments)

purpose 101: BODY is the VEHICLE UR THE DRIVER (spiritual) - 12/09/25 11:10 AM
Your body, under the supervision of your brain, is in constant contact with all your organs for the entire time on earth. You are not invited unless they cannot resolve an issue. That's when we inquire, seek outside help & feedback plus input to resolve & then the body accepts or rejects, & we go our ways. I want to focus on the start-up part of our life where the body is handling it all including repairs, healing & nudging
a shell, then some filler, & finally the spirit that drives it all
THIS SYSTEM AMAZES
Think of all your circumstances leading up to … (0 comments)

purpose 101: MERRY XMAS MEANS WHAT? - 12/03/25 10:33 AM
We created a special time of year of which to do things differently. Perhaps how we feel or go about doing something or maybe examining our motives & even looking at our excessiveness & wantingness because we can & not because we need to. When is the last time you paused, assessed & examined yourself & your ways? You see our journey to have can become obsessive unless something snaps us back, slows us down, & points out that we may have overlooked many things. The different holidays do this, but Xmas makes it very special, personal, private as well as … (3 comments)

purpose 101: WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO YOU (life reflect) - 11/20/25 10:48 AM
Perhaps we share or don't, but we all have multiple subjects, items, wants, needs & all the rest that we embrace for personal satisfactions. Your "life" list can be tangible, intangible, emotional, physical, intellectual, spiritual, psychological plus be real or fantasy, include others or exclude them. While we explore this subject, notice how some of this is kept secret perhaps because it is sacred or if uttered, we jinx it, or we risk disapproval & judgments, or it may not be attainable. Consider shining bright light on this subject for yourself & let others know you better called intimacy.
WORTHY NOTE:  Being … (5 comments)

purpose 101: LIARS IMITATE NON-LIARS (what to do?) TRUST - 11/12/25 10:59 AM
It can get confusing, even tricky when navigating in strange territories or familiar ones when coming across a person that calls for you to say: I trust you, I don't trust you, & I don't know as introduced with selective side issues like "why should I trust you" & the grand finale of them all that visits: Your own story about how you trusted someone, got burned, followed with never again. Your war story supporting your pain? Do you remain damaged goods or get wiser for it?
You will see for yourself that it is no myth
THE TRUST PROCESS DESCRIBED ABOVE
It works … (4 comments)

purpose 101: CYCLE of LIFE (U-R in it now) - 11/10/25 12:36 PM
Birth to earth & womb to tomb so the sayings go, we are all part of something so great & mysterious that we do well to remind each other from time to time. This is my time to do so. Life is very deliberate. It is not an accident, we did not somehow appear from under a rock, crawl out from the oceans nor was our original mother & father formed by a primordial soup concoction LOL. What we have here is a genuine wonder & awe that has joined us on this brief, earthly journey. Let's respect this as we … (2 comments)

purpose 101: BECOMING RICH BUT IN WHAT? (life ponder) - 11/09/25 01:23 PM
You can change your name to Richard (rich) for short is one way to become rich LOL. If you are speaking of wealth, that's no big deal unless you make it one. You see in America, opportunity never keeps quiet, nor does it hide, & keeps coming whether you pick up on it or not. It "knocks" around (pun) on its own agenda available at all times to anyone interested. NOTE: Opportunity can be for anything  like becoming a better person, finding true love, humility or forgiveness
do you love me?
WHAT IS BEING RICH?
if you are speaking wealth, then know there are … (3 comments)

purpose 101: NAVIGATE & RISE ABOVE (your life journey) - 10/30/25 12:14 PM
We come into this world not knowing what to expect but we have others to attend to that until we become of age. Then, we must figure it all out, step by step, a little at a time, experimenting with what works, what doesn't work & learning as we go. Watching others, role models, mentors, book learning, educated, & getting lucky all help us out if we allow it. How about we add & respect, two very important things that will last a lifetime & let us enjoy wielding them while we do?
e-z-p-z nice & breezy it's the journey not the … (4 comments)

purpose 101: YOUR GOD GIVEN GIFTS (use & give back) INTIMACY - 10/29/25 03:00 PM
We either forget, don't know, take for granted or dismiss what I am about to share. These gifts are extra-ordinary. Pause for cause here. If you wanted to purchase these gifts, they would be unaffordable. Also, they were given without the asking & are free of charge too. What then? Show respect by acknowledging them & then by using them. When we return them via usage their results automatically go to you, who you shared with, AND the original Sender/Giver is pleased

turn on this inner light & it will guide you all the days of your life
WORTHY NOTE: … (2 comments)

 
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