
Woman brightens Wyoming town with personalized snowmen
Not only does Pauline’s gesture give her a sense of purpose, the hand-crafted snowmen deliver joy to an entire community.

Not only does Pauline’s gesture give her a sense of purpose, the hand-crafted snowmen deliver joy to an entire community.

“It comes back to the idea of feeling there is a purpose to your existence. Is there anything that motivates you to set foot into the world with enthusiasm? The idea of being of service, of making a contribution, is what drives my sense of purpose,” wrote Vaneisa.

During his retirement, Scott Hallett praised the Palouse Area Fiddlers as his motivation to get out of bed, sharpen his memory and perform rather than “just noodling around.”

“Roller-skating became a very strong source of a stress reliever for me, as well as exercise. And it was always a lot of fun for me,” Phil explained.

In “It’s a Wonderful Life,” an angel second class named Clarence opens George Bailey’s eyes to the true meaning of Christ’s birth, to serve mankind.

The Goodfellows meet with the Grandpals for a few hours every week. In addition to companionship, the young people also run errands for their Grandpal, when necessary. They may chat together, have lunch, watch a movie, go shopping, attend a play or just go for a walk.

Gill equated finding purpose for your life to discovering how adding clotted cream can take a favorite cheesecake desert to the next level. Purpose works to improve an otherwise excellent life to make it the crowning jewel of destiny.

“I can’t get up on a platform and give a message — that isn’t my work. The Lord has given me hands with no arthritis, so I do a lot of sewing — I’ve been given a talent and I make use of it,” Eva said.

I created a list of the 100 most influential people in my life. They were selected based on whether they influenced me in a positive way, or had such a negative impact that it altered the trajectory of my life. I review that list every Thanksgiving.