At one time or another, we are all at crossroads in our lives.  Feeling like we need to go a different direction in our jobs, career, marriage, or family.  So, what do you do when you feel this way and things familiar to you are no longer there? How do you reinvent yourself?  Or maybe the more appropriate question is why do you want to repurpose your life?  For some, we are very blessed and fortunate to have had a choice, perhaps having chosen to intentionally retire or change jobs.  For others, like us and many others,we are forced into reevaluation after a major change in career or family…. meaning we could have lost a job, or been through a divorce, bankruptcy or even worse, faced the death of a loved one.

Whatever the reason or situation, instead of throwing our hands up in frustration, and just saying oh well, that’s life, we need to do something!  We need to refocus our efforts in redefining what we want, need or desire …. basically redefining a portion of our lives.  This can be done easily, with focused effort, or can be most difficult if we resist change, if we don’t embrace guidance from others and especially from above.  We once heard a trusted and beloved therapist say that there are 3 ways to live life:

• the easy way, learning from others mistakes;
• the hard way, having to make mistakes ourselves before we learn;
• and the tragic way, never learning at all.

As Albert Einstein said “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Our desire for all of us is that we can learn from others, that we don’t give up, that we can reevaluate our situations, pray for guidance and refocus our efforts toward the direction we are called to go.

THE TAKEAWAY:  We all have opportunities to reevaluate who we are and who we want to be; it just takes action on our part to redefine and repurpose our lives.  What is the current need in your life that you’d like to redefine?  What action will you take today to begin refocusing your path so you can achieve the repurposed life you so desire?

We’ve been silent for the last several weeks, being gone for two weeks with our daughter’s wedding.  We have needed to regroup since we’ve been back, refocusing on architectural projects and the beginnings of a book proposal we are writing on Living A Repurposed Life…but, we are back, and here re go again!  Blogging with renewed focus and revitalized effort!! STAY TUNED!

REnew…. a phrase that has so many meanings.  As our daughter is getting remarried in the next week, it had us thinking about her and her daughter, and restarting life anew.  This picture captures so many of our renew thoughts, we have posted it large, letting it loudly speak for itself.  But, we have to let you know what it triggered in us, so, here are our thoughts….renew speaks to new life, bringing passion into relationships, into being.  REnew is a recommitment to life and one another, and  a celebration of God’s beauty, full of color and promise.  REnew is a feeling of peace in the present, and hope for the future.  REnew is love…. pure and simply….. Love!  What thoughts does this trigger in your spirit?  We ask that you spread a little beauty and share some love today with someone you touch.

As we Live A Repurposed Life, we are continually refocusing on family; being with our children and grandchildren is a priority in our lives.  With the busyness of daily life, it is often difficult to see each other, as our family is spread all across the country, with children and grandchildren in Louisiana, California and Hawaii.

So, when the opportunity arose to be with our daughter and granddaughter (above) for Christmas in the mountains of North Carolina, and our son, his girlfriend and her family for New Years in Puerto Rico, we jumped at the chance!  We find that spending time with family renourishes the soul, restrengthens bonds between parents and their children, and is usually just a fun, good time!  So, very soon, if you haven’t already, we hope you will make the effort to share in some quality time with your loved ones….it will rejuvenate you…..you won’t regret it!!!  Will you plan a reconnection today?

Enjoy the video clip below, rejoicing with us as we view selected highlights of the trip to Puerto Rico and the celebration of family!

As we age, our bodies begin to betray us…. our minds still think we can do what we used to at 20 or 30 or even 40, but our bodies don’t always respond accordingly.  We don’t think this physical decline is necessarily cool, but as we age, and our bodies are less responsive, our spirits soar! As we mature, so does our spirit….for which we are resoundingly grateful. Even if we are somewhat reluctant on decline of the body side, we find it is a refreshingly positive tradeoff. We are human; even though we’d like it all, we will gladly take renewed or revitalized spirit, a growth and maturity in spirit and growing closer to our creator every day, over and above anything else!

Please click on video below, as Bridgette reveals her spirit-filled thoughts on this subject……..without makeup!