and put them to work helping people to build or rebuild their lives," Shirley writes. While my life path is not 44, it is this energy that I feel is driving me through this year, towards the manifestation of what ever The Life Detective will become. More than numbers, I love words, but numerologists like Shirley don't make a distinction. Among the words whose letters add up to 44, Shirley found contentment, Happiness and spiritual; all of which I think will help me navigate any changes I may encounter in the new era I am entering today.