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Do not go where the path may lead,
go instead where there is no path
and leave a trail.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Discover and

Live Your Purpose

ne thing I’ve learned about life is that it is a series of dis-
Ocoveries. It starts with discoveries and hopefully should con-
tinue that way. Remember how exciting it was to learn to ride a
bike? Ever watched a child taking their first steps? It’s a momen-
tous occasion. If we can capture that kind of excitement every day,
I think we’re on our way to wisdom.
Albert Einstein said, “The mind that opens to a new idea never
comes back to its original size.” I agree. Once you’ve learned to
walk, why would you want to go back to crawling around? It
wouldn’t make sense. We all have a purpose in life, and that’s to do
our best to live up to our potential.
It’s really pretty simple. All we have to do is tune in to our
talents and capabilities. Remember, I didn’t say it was easy—I said
it was simple. Sometimes we get so distracted that it’s hard to tune
out enough to be able to tune in at all. We are bombarded by

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