Tag: Finding Your Purpose
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The Japanese Concept of Ikigai
Okinawa, Japan On the island of Okinawa, Japan, there is a rural town on the northern end called Ogimi. This town boasts the highest life expectancy in the entire world, garnering it the nickname the “Village of Longevity.” What’s their secret? While Ogimis believe in living a healthy lifestyle which includes daily moderate exercise, eating…
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees
As a kid I grew up in Nova Scotia and I was very lucky that my playground was the Atlantic Ocean. I grew up boating and fishing and even skating on the Ocean in the winter (yes, we had enough ice back then!) I loved nature, I loved being near the water and playing in…