Creating a Life of Meaning
This week our studies were centered around creating a life of meaning. We spent time reflecting on what core values are important to us, what our childhood dreams were and maybe still are, the bucket list items that we hope to accomplish during our time here on earth and what kind of plan we want to create for our life to help us accomplish our goals. I love this kind of pondering! This is dreaming and planning and figuring out what brings me joy. I have been doing this kind of thing since I was kid laying in my parents backyard looking up at the fluffy clouds, wondering what my life might be like. I'm a dreamer. I like to create plans and put them into action. I've been able to experience a lot of really cool things that way. One of our readings this week was a transcript of Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture: Really Achieving your Childhood Dreams." Randy was a dreamer too. Even though his life was cut short due to cancer, he lived a rem...