“Where the Heck Is My Purpose?” Lorian Kennedy & Brenda Jackson, April 30, 2023
Channel: Westwood Unitarian Edmonton
Date: 01/05/2023

Are you feeling confused and that you are missing something? Aren’t we supposed to have some sort of meaning in our lives, something to make the days worthwhile? Come to hear some reflections and think about what is meaningful in your life.

Speaker: Lorian Kennedy

Service Leader: Brenda Jackson

Music: Steve Bell

Technicians: Hannah, Rebecca Patterson, Bill Lee

To skip to the start of the presentation, click this link: 18:30.

Resources:

TED talks 
“How to Live to Be 100+” (2009), Dan Buettner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff40YiMmVkU

“How to Ikigai” (and book), Tim Tamashiro
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_tamashiro_how_to_ikigai

Podcasts
CBC Tapestry March 31, 2023. 
The “Nap Bishop” Explains Why Rest is a Form of Radical Resistance
Tricia Hersey
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/the-nap-bishop-explains-why-rest-is-a-form-of-radical-resistance-1.6797668

Book “Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto”. 

Hidden Brain-Happiness 2.0 – (There are actually several parts to this podcast – all interesting.)
“Cultivating your Purpose” 
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/cultivating-your-purpose/

Yale Coursera course
University Professor Laurie Santos – The Science of Well-Being
https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being
also several You-Tube videos by her

Where do you turn for strength, wisdom, comfort, or to be challenged? What inspires you to action or cautions you to re-think your choices? What helps you discern your direction in life? Sustains you in a crisis? Join us for an informal Sunday morning that invites you into reflection and into community.

Westwood Unitarian Congregation is a compassionate community of free religious thought, inviting all people to rest, grow, and serve the world. We welcome all people of good will whatever their culture, colour, class, age, religion, gender expression, wealth, or the direction of their affections. We hold weekly services Sunday at 10:30 AM MT, plus a variety of other events.

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