How do you reconnect spiritually in a materialistic world full of distractions, temptations and challenges?
This was the challenge that I faced as I made the transition from missionary to university student.
Reflecting on my values journey has been a rewarding part of creating the Real Clear Values podcast.
It’s reminded me just how difficult it can be to live in harmony with values that support continuous spiritual connection.
Read MoreAs I think back to my 21 year-old self, newly returned from missionary life in Madagascar, I have compassion.
My falling into the hedonism trap (and its ensuing nihilism) was inevitable in the environment and context that I was in.
A reckoning had to be had at some point – I had to make some big decisions.
Since escaping the hedonism trap, I’ve created a mentoring program to empower others to create lives of purpose, meaning and fulfilment for their own version of sustainable success.
The abyss of purposelessness is deep, though it can be escaped.
Read MoreA week ago on Sunday I was asked to give a talk at the LDS ward that I attend. The following morning, I spontaneously awoke an hour earlier than usual and had several scriptural references and themes brought to mind. It was as though the talk was being given to me sequentially, line-by-line. I got up and wrote it all down on a piece of paper.
This blog includes a recording of that talk.
The core message is simple: We are all sons and daughters of a loving Heavenly Father who has unique work for each of us to do.
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