Franklin Taggart's Unconventional Life Blog

I made a video the other day asking the question, "What if you can't find your why?" I've had some strong reactions to that idea. There were a couple of people who treated it as a condition on par with a disease, quickly prescribing things to do to solve the problem. Why are we so adamant that life has to have a purpose? Where did we get the idea that it needs to mean something, and that we're less than if we don't land on that purpose that gives our life meaning? I wonder if my food will taste just as good if I don't have a bigger purpose than just living? I wonder if music will move me more if I know I'm here for a reason? I wonder if I can be okay without winning one of the coveted prizes? In the video I refer to a story about Buckminster Fuller that appears to be urban legend, but it remains insightful. Here's an article if you want to know more: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/arts/music/15ster.html (Sorry if there's a paywall). I wond...

  Happy Valentine's Day! Thoughts today about love and work. Getting away from the idea of loving what you do and focusing instead on loving THROUGH what you do. It's interesting when I change the focus of work from getting something out of it to delivering a better quality of life to people through it, it becomes much more satisfying and I get all I want from it. You? Those days when I'm burned out, it seems that those are the days when I'm looking to be fulfilled rather than being generous and looking for ways to give. One of the best mysteries is how in giving we receive. Is your work a transfer of love into your close circles, your community, and your world? What would it take to make it so? If you'd ever like to have a conversation with me, the best way to set it up is to use the contact form here: https://www.franklintaggart.com/p/about.html #lovethroughwork #higherpurpose #meaningfulwork