Purpose

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Mission Statement

December 18, 2008 in Avoidance, Dedicated, Emptiness, Fulfillment, Humanity, Jose Ortega y Gasset, Life, Live, Mission, Nature, Need, Purpose, Quest, Vision, Work by Kelley Taylor | No comments

“Life means to have something definite to do—a mission to fulfill—and in the measure in which we avoid setting our life to something, we make it empty. Human life, by its very nature, has to be dedicated to something.”

—Jose Ortega y Gasset, philosopher

Not Enough

November 13, 2008 in Caring, Creating, Determination, Hope, Joy, Leo Buscaglia, Live, Loneliness, Lonely, Love, Loving, Purpose, Quotes, Serve, Serving, Share, Sharing by Kelley Taylor | No comments

“It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.”

—Dr. Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998)

Meaning

November 1, 2008 in Albert Einstein, Beauty, Contributions, Life, Live, Meaning, Noble, Purpose by Kelley Taylor | No comments

“The life of the individual has meaning only so far as it aids in making the life of every living thing nobler and more beautiful.”

- Albert Einstein