I had a pretty full day scheduled of 'working on my business' type of phone calls last Friday with the first one beginning at 10:30 am. At 10:20 am I picked up the phone to check my messages and discovered that the phone lines were out. Not one but both. After a few minutes I walked down the street to Millhouse Lodge to see if their phones were out. They were. We finally called Bell South on our cell phone and found out that lines were out all over Henderson County.

After an hour or two of work, I mentioned to Ann that perhaps we should stop work early and go to a movie. As soon as I said it I had this rush of energy and even though I also heard my Inherited Purpose (I must work hard to get ahead so I won't be poor) tell me 'You better not -- nose to the grindstone, etc.' I thanked it for sharing and went online to see what was playing. We all piled into the car, went for a leisurely lunch and caught an afternoon matinee of MUST LOVE DOGS, which we all thoroughly enjoyed.

The moral of the story -- All is in Divine Order, so why not flow with what's flowing and not resist what isn't.

This is Brad Swift in the Paradise Found of Flat Rock NC. Live your life on purpose this week.

2005 Brad Swift of Life On Purpose Institute, Inc. This article can be reprinted freely online, as long as the entire article and this resource box are included.

Brad Swift

As a writer, I've written well over 300 magazine articles for a diverse assortment of magazines including Omni, Entrepreneur, New Age Journal, Yoga Journal, Utne Reader, Unity Magazine, Better Homes and Garden, Modern Maturity, and many others. I'm also a regular contributor to Veterinary Economics. (Yes, I still have a special place in my heart for animals.) My books include, WINNING THROUGH COACHING: Building Your Business Through Building Your Team and TRAVELING THE PURPOSEFUL PATH ? 6 Passages to an Inspired Life on Purpose.

As a public speaker, I lead programs on life purpose that are customized to fit such diverse groups as churches, spiritual centers, civic and professional organizations. The principles of these programs are also available in the 12-week teleclass, Living the Fulfilled Life. From these programs participants bring more focus to their life, experience a renewed sense of fulfillment, and lighten up and have more fun. Out of this focus, fulfillment, and fun emerges an ability to maintain balance in their life and a deeper appreciation for living.

One of my all time favorite ways of expressing my purpose is as a life purpose coach. I find the intimacy and creativity of one-on-one coaching to be a breathtaking experience. The select group of people who are my clients are very special to me, and with them I am constantly creating new facets of life purpose coaching that are then incorpoated into the other programs.

In short, the focus of my life is life purpose. From living on purpose, I've been blessed with an extraordinary life in which I am satisfied and fulfilled. My wife, Ann, and I share our redwood chalet home in the "Paradise Found" of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with our daughter, Amber, and a menagerie of purposeful and playful pets.