I am enthralled with Lynne Twist’s book, Living a Committed Life. I first became acquainted with her work when I read The Soul of Money years ago. This book permanently changed my attitude toward money. I loved that book so much that I facilitated book group discussions about it and gave away so many copies of it that I lost count. The book profoundly changed my life, and I can’t say that happens often.
When I heard about Living a Committed Life, of course I purchased it right away. The book is deeply inspiring. I am in the middle of facilitating a 4-week discussion group about the book now, and our conversations are exciting! We’ve had many “I can do that!” moments already. This book is perfect for people who are grieving to read.
After my last husband died, I felt lost. I didn’t know what to do with my life and spent time feeling sorry for myself. This is a common experience in grief, and I knew I didn’t want to stay living with that feeling. In working to solve that dilemma, I started helping others deal with grief which takes on many forms from hosting a popular podcast, to facilitating writing groups, to writing books, and more. I am seriously committed to my grief work.
Lynne Twist’s commitment is to do all she can to help others commit to actively work to change the world in healthy ways that serve us all. The commitment I make to my purpose is on a much smaller scale, yet I do aim to serve as many people in the world as I can. A great way to help you move forward in dealing with your grief is to find a cause that you can commit to spend time focusing on.
This year there is much to be done dealing with the upcoming elections. Who or what cause would you like to spend time supporting to facilitating the changes our country needs at this time? There are other giant issues like homelessness, bullying, poor nutrition, teen pregnancies, drunk driving, medical research, or illiteracy. This is just the start of a list that could fill a whole book! The point is to find your passion and follow it.
What is your passion? What do you care most about in your life, your community, your world? Explore your ideas. Pick one and start there. You might try several before you find one to commit to. When you fill your time with things you love to do and you are passionate about, you will hurt less and smile more. Doesn’t that sound like a great place to be?
Let me know what you come up with. I’d love to hear!
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