Do You Let Life Live You?

What is it that drives you? Do you sit back and let life live you, or are you living life?

You don’t have to go sky diving or on fancy trips to Europe to really live. All you need is to continually ask yourself clarifying questions. This ensures you find your unique purpose in life.

Not so easy, though. I will be the first to admit that – and there is no one path to enlightenment here, my valued readers.

Soaking It In:

I’ve been reading a lot lately… Oddly enough, it’s been a lot about prioritizing and asking clarifying questions – or at least that’s what I’m getting out of it. Here’s a few of the titles I’ve been gnawing on:

1. The Last Lecture – Randy Pausch
2. One Month to Live – Kerry & Chris Shook
3. More Than A Carpenter – Josh McDowell
4. Getting Things Done – David Allen

Some pretty deep stuff – no doubt.

I don’t know if you are like me, but I am constantly searching for answers to questions – a proverbial and perpetual student of life. What is it that drives me to find answers, to seek truth – both inside and outside myself?

Just as with our life-partners and professions, we find the best in ourselves when we are aligned with things complementary to our soul, our spirit.

Stress Less and Live More:

Leo of Zen Habits just posted a great article on 10 ways to reduce stress. It’s worth a read (as always), and encourages you to take your life into your own hands.

I could sum it up no better than Kerry and Chris Shook did in One Month to Live:

Death is certainty; life is an option. Just like a roller coaster, the ride of life is full of ups and downs, twists and turns. It moves at a fast pace, and before we know it, it’s over. … Each day we have to choose to live.

Wow, we have to choose to live! What a powerful statement.

– What is your choice when you walk into the office in the morning?

- What is your choice when you walk in the door in the evening as your little girl runs up to you?

- What is your choice Saturday morning when you wake up?

Do you choose to live your life, or is your life in auto-pilot? – Is your life living you?

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Ken Stewart’s blog, ChangeForge.com, focuses on the collision between the constantly changing worlds of business and technology. Ken is also the Director of Technology at Kearns Business Solutions.