This Adventure Called Life By Dr. Kent Ingle

In the introduction and first three steps of Dr. Kent Ingle’s book, Divine Design, provides a guide to help us guide our lives and find our divine design. In step one, Dr. Ingle says that we must find the catalysts in our life. A catalyst is something that provokes or speeds a significant change or action (19). Dr. Ingle wants us to understand that you cannot be afraid to take on the adventures of life. When a new adventure or opportunity arises be brave and say yes. No matter how terrifying the adventure looks do not sit by and let life slip through your fingertips. You must jump into life and make the effort to become what you are divinely designed to do. Furthermore, in step two of Dr. Ingle’s book there is an emphasis on self-reflection. The reason we must reflect is to promote self-discovery within, and this creates progress in our lives. Finally, in step three Dr. Ingle covers the topic of making decisions about life. Decisions will come frequently and we must be ready to make both small and big decisions to progress in life.

In analysis of “Do You Have a Life Calling”, an article written by Holly Epstein Ojalvo, one is subjected to questions pertaining to the nature of finding your role in life. According to the author, many falsely presume they must follow their longings and find themselves in the process. Instead, Holly suggests, one should devote themselves to a cause and “get lost”. Based upon personal observation, the key to one’s happiness and ability to achieve fulfillment in life is to pursue passion derived from an outside problem without concern of immediate monetary satisfaction.

If being a social creature is that integral to cognitive, social and emotional development, how would a person whose environment is devoid of any human social stimuli act, speak or behave? A 1970 French film, The Wild Child, delves into this extremity and depicts a savage boy’s trials and tribulations of becoming a cognitively functioning social being through the patient efforts of a physician, named Dr. Gene Itard. The boy lived his first eleven or twelve years in the vast wilderness of a forest with little to no human interaction and after a nearby villager spots the boy in the forest, local law enforcement apprehend the child and bring him into custody. He is sequentially discovered and examined by Dr. Gene Itard, who realizes the boy is either deaf or dumb. At this point of the movie the viewer is bound to question how the boy was able to survive for such a duration on his own. We can conclude, however, that however much or however little cognition the boy had attained through the span of his short life, was enough to survive his misfortune, which can be attributed to the flexible nature of cognition to adapt. This ability to adapt is one of the 7 features of cognition. Throughout the rest of the movie, Dr. Itard painstakingly tries to teach the boy, who he names Victor, to identify and use different vocal sounds to articulate his wants and needs (i.e. food, water, ride on wheelbarrow). Victor gradually starts showing signs of intelligence through this method of vocal

In reading through Let Your Life Speak, the author, Parker J. Palmer takes the reader through observations from his own life in hopes of enlightening and aiding the reader in their own life and search for vocation. He does this by reviewing various stages of his life. He leads the reader through his time in academia at the University of California - Berkeley (Palmer, 2000, p. 20), his sabbatical period at Pendle Hill (Palmer, 2000, p. 23), a Quaker community and his struggles with depression (Palmer, 2000, p. 56). Throughout each of his recitations concerning the knowledge gleaned from his life, there are major themes that jump out to the reader. Two of those themes are (1) Encouragement for self-reflection and (2) Embracing the journey.

So today, let’s hit the books and study up for an exam, not in AP calculus or history, but in life. First, we’ll look up the definition of the hedonic treadmill and learn what makes it run. Second, we’ll review how unrealistic expectations hurt us and those around us. And finally, we’ll fill in the answers on how healthy goals and aspirations can make us saner, happier

When were young we are full of interest and wonder to understand the meaning of life, yet although we never truly comprehend the reality that we see right in front of us. Our mind craves knowledge and that’s when we tend to ask questions, but never an answer and would be brushed aside leaving us with questions with no resolution. Our mind would wonder down bizarre paths but we go no further then what we know. Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless me Ultima proscribes that feeling when we are young our minds strive with curiosity to seek guidance to face the harsh reality of life in a manner we ourselves are prepared for when that time finally arrives.

Each and every day, a multiple array of new discoveries come into existence, enriching and altering the life of mankind substantially. Amongst these, particular discoveries possess the ability to offer new understandings and renewed perceptions of ourselves and others. Recognizing your own unique individuality, and finding oneself, is a form of discovery that is found through the journey of life. Within the core of every human being lies a compelling urge for change, and for growth into a deeper and richer state of existence. This concept is evident considerably, in the well known, 2006, romantic comedy The Holiday, and the iconic, best seller- The Motorcycle Diaries. In each of these texts, specific individuals are shaped significantly as a result of sudden, unexpected, confronting, provocative, meaningful, and most importantly, transformative breakthroughs with both their environment, and other individuals they encounter.

In Module One, the focus is on adult development and life planning with an emphasis on education and development through experience and observation. The goal of this module being self-discovery and affirmation. I will focus my paper on three of the readings from this module; God's Gifted People by Gary L. Harbaugh; Ephesians 5:15-33 (New Living Translation & New International Version); and The Life Cycle (Middle Adulthood) by Arthur W. Chickering and Robert J. Havighurst.

Late summer of 2015, my dear friend, Rhonda Mannes invited me to Morning Glory Prayer at Dumas Christian Center, under the leadership Pastor James Elam. At each intercessory prayer service that I attended, I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit. While in prayer October 2015, I heard the Holy Spirit speak so gently to “Step Out.” I didn’t know what this really meant; but I was being set up for something beyond my imagination. “Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be the

I thrive on gaining knowledge. Even now, as a non-traditional student and busy mother to two young children, learning excites me. As an 18-year-old in Germany, I began a 10-year career as a military analyst that honed my ability to think critically, pay attention to detail, and visualize holistic solutions to unique problems. However, I spent my free time riding a bike along The Rhine searching for a quiet space to settle in with the wisdom of books such as The Art of Happiness and The Elegant Universe. There, on those riverbanks, I discovered within myself an innate curiosity of the mind and the fundamental nature of the world.

I forgot the best of them would go without my every spending a day or a dollar enjoying them. That’s my life story in those few words, a life never lived.” (LaRocco & Coughlin, 1996, p. 109) She gets it now even when it seems too late. Yet many can learn from her mistakes to find ‘it’ early in life so life is not wasted.

In the observed chapter of the book author looks for the explanation for such things as meaning of life, love, death, suffering and their connections. Author searches answers on such questions as what is the effect of facing personal mortality, living while dying and how not to lose the meaning of life after the loss or being terminally ill. How to refine and adapt changes, overcome new stressful experience and to find answers to that very often painful questions we faced in our lives. Realities are dynamic and we should break the limits of static ideas, plans and principles. There is virtue of humility and discernment, imagination of adaptability.

Since the beginning of class, the students have been told the words of Socrates that, “the unexamined life is not worth living”. If one does not take the time to reflect on their life, they will not develop themselves as a person. Life consists of five dimensions that, when examined, form the examined life. Each dimension of the examined life is interdependent and requires attention in order to develop and be successful as an individual that can contribute value to the world.

Over the course of a person’s life, there are events that play a vital role in shaping his or her characteristic. These events could be momentarily, or take many years to happen; regardless, it is what we gain from those moments that are important. All my life, I’ve learned how to be optimistic and adaptive to everything that I will encounter.

The exalted creatures of the universe are men and women. Every individual is unique when it comes to every aspect of life. Our purpose in life as people is to develop a life worth remembering; to learn, to build relationships, and to consistently grow intellectually. Labouring to contribute to the development of this space we call Earth is also known as life. An individual has the power to mold their life, yet taking action is the most essential ingredient to develop a life that is relevant and memorable. The excerpt, The Signature Of All Things written by Elizabeth Gilbert, exemplifies how a moment of learning and curiosity can change the life of an individual drastically. In my own experience, when someone strives for success, they will be faced with challenging situations and arduous decisions to be made. Individuals need to realize the power that they obtain which will allow them to become astute and have a life worth remembering.