letterfrompublishers Purpose may point you in the right direction but it’s passion that propels you. ~ Travis McAshan
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his month’s issue theme of Passion and Purpose aligns so well with our family’s ongoing explorations that it makes me chuckle. For several years now, I have been privileged to devote my professional life to publishing Natural Awakenings with Kyle’s dedicated support. Still, we wish he could commit more of his time to serving our community in this way, in addition to his other work. It’s a conundrum every small business person and income earner faces—how to transform your purpose and passions into a paying proposition sufficient to meet your needs and knowing when the time is right to take the next expansive step.
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What comprises a purpose-driven life? Writer Lisa Marshall explores what several observant experts have to share on the subject in our feature article. Getting a handle on the passions that energize you to expand into new adventures gets an assist with Janet Attwood’s Passion Test. This should prove an interesting exercise in our house as we periodically assess the best and happiest life balance for us individually and as a family. We all make so many decisions as we continue along our journey and each choice to greater or lesser extent requires a leap of faith. It’s good to know that there’s no rush as we discern and grow into our purpose on this planet. We can trust that we’ll know each next right step in any facet of life when it presents itself. Sometimes you just do your heartfelt best and trust that everything will work out. Even better news is that when something feels divinely guided, it doesn’t feel like so much of a risk, and the rewards are marvelous. The magazine’s calendar year is planned months in advance, yet I’ll bet that this month’s theme is particularly timely for many of our readers. We hope it strikes you as a perfect reason to turn the page and read on. Whatever your next step/decision/choice will be, please do it with gusto. As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Nothing great was every achieved without enthusiasm.” Onward!
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