Meaning-Purpose Archives - Garland McWatters

Theology and science converge in this thought: this divine energy animates us as individual living souls, an incarnation of individual spirit-filled persons. The post We are all living souls appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Being goal driven is not a problem in itself, except that keeping one’s eyes fixed on the horizon keeps them from taking a good look at what is around them now. The post Happiness IS the Path appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Each of us is here now because of all that preceded us. We live in our time and place because of those who lived in theirs and made us possible. The post Wake up grateful appeared first on Garland McWatters .

We say we want to matter. Our anxiety comes from trying so hard to be noticed. We insist on looking in all the wrong places. The post You are, and that is enough. appeared first on Garland McWatters .

We need people who look into all the places most of us overlook to tease out their secrets and to give us mysteries to ponder and solve. The post Seek, and you shall find appeared first on Garland McWatters .

I gazed into the starry night skies of both mountains and plains unpolluted by urban lights and mouthed the words to \my favorite hymn, I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed. The post Earth is my home and all creatures my family appeared first on Garland McWatters .

The INPowered learn to focus on their central calling and shut out the other distractions so they can devote their creative energy to their calling. The post A calling is falling in love with your life appeared first on Garland McWatters .

What is it that you cannot NOT DO? Whatever it is, that is the core value of your life purpose—the guiding centerline of your INPowered Way. The post Know what you cannot NOT do appeared first on Garland McWatters .

It’s when you commit to doing something for someone else when you have nothing to gain directly, that you are on the verge of finding your life purpose. The post Choose to matter appeared first on Garland McWatters .

I am an improvisational co-creator expressing the creative energy of the universe in the moment to moment unfolding of my life. The post Life is Improv appeared first on Garland McWatters .

I get busy planning and implementing my plans. I adapt. I reshape, retool, recruit others to join me, and generate more creative energy as I anticipate bringing myself closer to that which draws me. The post Move forward with IN-tension appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Each of us produces a piece of the whole effort, and the quality of our contribution matters to the quality of the whole. The post Let your pride shine through in whatever you do appeared first on Garland McWatters .

There is something going on inside our fleshly boundary that projects itself outward in all directions. Our energy ripples from our center. There is something that makes us tick. But what? And why? The post Get better acquainted with yourself appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Courage is intentional. Knowing to do the right thing and acting righteously, understanding the personal consequences, but taking the action to make things better in the face of risk. The post Courage is the faith you did not know you had until you needed it appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Every response to the question, "Why?" invites further exploration into the underlying Why. The process itself is the INPowered Way. The post Ask “Why?” appeared first on Garland McWatters .

The brain research into gratitude shows how expressing our thanksgiving turns on, what I call, the happy juices in our bodies—dopamine and serotonin. The post The silver lining in the cloud is gratitude appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Givers profit from a deep sense of satisfaction that they were able to help with nothing required in return. The post Giving Is Living appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Nature involves a struggle, a give and take, resistance, challenge. Hanging in there, persisting, overcoming is fundamental to personal growth. The post Adversity is nature. Grit is nurture. appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Our north star as a guiding, changeless, principle or value that informs our goals and decisions. The post Find your North Star appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Your true personal brand should manifest from the way you live your cause. The post Be a cause, not just a brand appeared first on Garland McWatters .