Having Success

There is nothing  in life better than 

having some  success. 

We can have a smile  on our face

when we go to bed with a success 

story that day.

Success  can come in small packages 

as well  as  big ones. Those we

not  when our children  do something 

for the first time.

We are helping  someone  to get over

an addiction or taking baby  steps 

toward it feels good  too. 

If you write  in a journal don't forget

to put in all success  stories so you

can read them in the future. 

May your day be a success. Have

joy the time it is happening. 

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Listening Is A Good Thing

It is a good idea to be a good

listener. God wants to speak 

to us however we must be

available  to  listen.

Often we may not think God

wants to talk  to  us for the 

reason of sin and bad behavior. 

Though God hates sin he is past

it as well.  He knows no matter

how hard we try we will  still sin

at times.

He knows us better than anyone. 

He knows us better than we do.

I am one who enjoys talking but

I  have come to know I must listen

too.

By listening  we  may find  hitten

treasures  to. These treasures 

likely  will change our lives.

❤️❤️❤️❤️

A Rainy Day

Here in  Western Washington 

we are having a lot of rain

to end  February.

Often people  get depressed  

when it rains so much. Indoors

will be a covering. There joy

can still happen. 

Have to be careful  when driving 

in the rain.  I am amazed how 

some here have trouble  driving

while it raining.

Our rainfall  isn't  as much as

much as others would think.

It doesn't  rain hard most of

the time.

Importance  of rain this time 

of the year  is more snow in

the mountains for skiing and

for electrical  power. Also

allows to have the grass and

trees be green.  ❤️❤️❤️❤️

A Smile On Our Face

Having a smile much of the time

will allow you to have welcome 

friends. 

They will know that you can be 

trusted and have joy in your heart. 

A smile is a talent and a gift.

Others will come to you for 

advice.

Speak  when you are asked.

A smile will say a lot.

Your purpose will go further 

with your  smile. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Gratitude and Purpose

Gratitude  and purpose  have been

important  to  purpose  after covid-19 

came on the seen

Gratitude  is a good thing to go

with our life purpose.  I was reading

where gratitude will make us have

happiness.  Knowing  our purpose 

to will make us happy. Having a

good direction  in life we will be

ready to go as soon as we wake-up. 

Gratitude  goes with thankfulness 

which is also a good thing. It is

important  not to be stressed.  

May you live today with gratitude 

and purpose. 

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Meeting A Player

The title may sound strange however

I met a former college football player who went to Washington State University then played professional

football in Canada followed by many 

years as an assistant coach.  He played the defensive line and coach them too. 

Since I am interested in many sports

I enjoyed our talk very much. We met at the gym I go to. We talked about baseball and basketball as well.

He grew up in Indiana so he knew

both baseball and basketball players

in that area..He had some injuries

some time ago however is experiencing trouble with his back.

He told me he looks forward to seeing

me again. It is interesting to meet

someone who played in a high level

sport. It is like meeting  anyone

who has success in any part of life.

♥♥♥♥

Some Memories Do Stay

Thursday  morning  I  had breakfast  with  

a few classmates as we do once a month.

One memory  came out. I  was asked if 

I still follow baseball. I said yes I  do.

One guy said don't  you all remember  how

much Herb new about baseball  and  that

was in third grade. They all nodded  their

heads.  He then said I don't know how you

did it. I  didn't  give my secret away.

It was somewhat amazing since I  could

read very good at the time after starting 

to talk at five years old. It had been only 

four years. I  believe I was good at numbers

and I  could remember somethings very 

easywith ripition. Going over and over 

each day.

This comes down to what talent some

have that others don't.  I  am  sure you

have talents  others are surprised by. 

May you use your talents  to  the fullest. 

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Being a Detective

When it comes to getting to know

someone can be like a detective.

Often people hide their true feelings.

In fact we have all done it at some

point in life or quite often for that

matter.

So if you are a mentor or a counselor

that is what you do. You look for

clues in the person's life. 

I never thought of this until now.

At least being a detective anyway.

If you want to find clues look to 

someone that is close to you.

♥♥♥♥

A Different Day

We know that no day is the same.

This goes whether we go to work

to the same place or we go to the 

gym or wherever. 

Some days sometimes will feel 

different despite what is going

on. I had one of those on Wednesday.

I am not considering it a bad day

just feels different than I am

accustomed. This can be OK 

and exciting. It was sort of nice.

I spoke to a woman who works at 

the gym part time. We chat some

times. She brought up that she 

doesn't know her life purpose. 

I let her know her life purpose was 

raising her children and now it

might be something totally

different. I told her it took me a

long time that I even had a life

purpose. She felt good about that.

We never know when talking to

someone that they bring up that

question. We should be ready at 

any time.  ♥♥♥♥

All Over The World

First of all I want to thank you

all visiting this blog from all

over the world.

Though I have been to a few

countries it would be nice

and visit where you are.

I did a little search to see what

a few countries think about

their life purpose in the natural

way.

The ones I did search were similar

though I am sure with culture there

has to be a difference. The main

two purposes had to do with family

and having a job that allows them

to take care of their families. Both

are important for sure.

I see another purpose is to help

others to fulfill their purpose too.

Being someone who can counsel

someone or mentor is a fulfilling

thing to do too. 

May you be blessed and all things

come true.  ♥♥♥♥

What People Talk About

I realized  often people do talk 

about their careers as well  as

family. 

It is important to take to others

that are important  to  you.

They are the things that makes

us who we are. 

This important  with those who

are in the same field as well. 

We can become better  knowledge.

Those are important  to  me as 

well as do sports, the outdoors

and many other things.

We can learn better  about others

including  those who are different. 

❤️❤️❤️❤️

How People Look At Others

I amm sure many people are jealous 

of others lives while some may think

they have a boring life.

I had a woman text me saying that

I  have  a boring  life. I had to laugh.

She only knows only a part of my

life where I  go to the gym a lot

and out for coffee. 

She doesn't  know how I impact 

others lives whether writing or

in person.  I  responded to her

in what other things I do.

I don't  have  a  lot of ideas 

what she does. I  know she 

is traveling  right now and

vacating. She is returning 

soon to Denver Colorado 

to take care of some clients.

She lives in Western Washington 

about 30 minutes  from me.

We have never met and have

chatted a few times online.

I am sure she believes she

has an exciting  life and she

probably does.  

The question  though does she

live up to her life purpose.  I 

can't  answer that only she can.

I know  in my case I  am living

to my purpose  and I  know it

will even get better. That is all

any of us can say. 

Our lives may seem to be routine 

however it does mean we that

each day turns out the same.

May you have a wonderful and

exciting  weekend.  ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

How about Sundays

I was thinking about Sunday

when I was a child. Though

I don't remember when it 

changed however stores

were closed on Sundays.

I am sure many countries

had the same.

Although I am used to the 

storesnbeing opened now 

there is something having 

people notnworking on 

Sundays. I knownto have 

to work and have other

days off where you can 

do what most do on 

Sundays or

should be doing.

In my community often 

the youth are involved in 

sportsmfor practice. I 

am not againstmthat 

unless that is your total

focus. 

Some Christian groups 

meet on Saturdays 

instead of Sunday. It

doesn't matter what 

day it matters.that you 

do things you don't do

the other six days a 

week. For some it is 

a day that other parts

of your purpose.

The Jewish people who

taken it seriously have 

the Sabbath. For them 

it is to do no works

and spend time in 

worship.mIt is a day 

of rest as God did

on the seventh day 

when he  created the 

earth.

It is important to us all 

to take  some time off 

and even for a.full day. 

We will have a life  

more to we desire.  

♥♥♥♥♥

Going Higher

Although we are not perfect

as mentioned in the last post

doesn't mean we can't have 

success. 

God gave us a purpose which 

does mean success. Often we

haven't seen success because

we or others have gotten in the

way. Satan is the main one who

has gotten in the way.  He just

uses us or others to do the work.

There are Christian churches

that preach prosperity. Yes God

wants us to prosper however

money and finances are not the

only thing. Also when not receiving

prosperity in that fashion people 

think they have the lack of faith 

to do so. God's idea is to do his

will. Jesus Christ did what his father

God said to do. 

I am just leave it there and let you

meditate on it. In some cases 

people will try to persuade us in

our greed or our purpose that is 

true. The thing is success through

faith is  on God's  time table and

not ours.

I have gone a lot of years of not

having the success that I would

have liked. In fact it has nothing

to do with money. In my mind

that are other things like family

that is more important.

Whether it is religion or something

else many people believe that salvation

comes from works when it really

doesn't. Jesus Christ came because

nothing else has worked. I don't

want to be mean or unloving however 

that is really true.

We do what our purpose is for us

individually we will gain more talents.

It can be an increase financially

however it can be what you intended

to help others as well.

I feel success for the reason you

read and view this blog. I hope

you realize your purpose and

go for it. You receive what God

created you for way before you

were born.  Amen. 

♥♥♥♥♥

We Are Not Perfect

Although it would be great

none of us are perfect.

Since we know we are not

perfect we should give us

each some slack. I have

the feeling it will never

happen at least much of

the time.

I know that I try to give

others slack it doesn't

they will do the same to

me.

This does come down to

how much we care for 

each other.

At least try it for a day

anyway. 😊

Again we might not be

perfect however we should

the best shot we can.

Have a wonderful day and

may your imperfect day

be perfect. ♥♥♥♥♥

Having Community

We are blessed if we are part of

a good community. Not only

will we have a blessed life

we will blessed others too.

Our community become strong

friends and added to family even

they are not blood.

These are people we care a lot

about and spend good time to.

They are part of our purpose as

they are for us.

Community we have common

interests. We see them on a

regular basis. Some become

good friends. We look forward

to see the community.

May your day be blessed as you

spend time with others.

♥♥♥♥♥

We All Have An Opinion

The last several years especially 

since covid everyone has an

opinion about everything .

The truth opinions are only

that. Families have broken

out of opinions. Love should

overcome any opinions.

Options is different than beliefs

you have had since as a child.

There are those who have

changed good to evil. It is time

to return to the good. For some

that won't happen. Those who

won't their hearts have gone

to cold.

May you have an open heart

to everyone today. May rejoice

over everything that is good.

♥♥♥♥♥

Be Inspired

I know we all need to be

inspired and encouraged

by others.

If you believe that you

know what someone's 

purpose beyond what 

they may already know

or what they do that 

others may not know

let them know.

I have much of what I

been told of my purpose

written on paper. Even

those from a decade ago

I still look at on occasion.

If you feel that writing

those words down be

more to their liking you

can do that too. Saying

and writing down is a 

good idea.

I am looking at posting

here more other subjects

than our life purpose.

I won't stop posting about

life purpose however I am

sure people would read

other things.

If you want to share something

or another  subject put it in

comments. I am going to look

at what many of you view and

what additional posts on those

subjects too.

Until next time you view a

post I say have a good and

blessed time. I will be thinking

and praying for you too. 

If you are interested you can

email me as well herbnightingale

@gmail.com. I can respond

to your email as well if you like.

♥♥♥♥♥

Working On

We must keep working on.

It means that whatever

we do we can't stop doing

our life purpose.

It is easy to feel what is 

the point when we may

be discouraged, nothing

is happening or we are

tired by being overworked.

This is the time we must

continue on. It doesn't

mean we can't take a 

short break if we feel the

need.

When taking a break be

sure to keep your eyes

open still since the right

opportunity could come

for you.  

It Happened

I am not sure exactly  how  it 

happened on Wednesday but 

it did. 

I  met a woman at the gym

who had a similar experience 

as a young child as me.

We started talking and she 

didn't  start talking until she

was four and a half. For me 

it was five. Both of us had

trouble hearing.

She is a middle  school  teacher 

and does some writing as well.

I told her I  couldn't read until

I  was in high school at the

right level. Weboth took speed

reading though she did before

me.

I told her I  was  a good writer 

as early  as 4th grade and I 

spell well too. I  couldn't figure

why I  couldn't  read at the same

level as writing  and spelling.

She told me that our hearing 

would help in our reading so

listening to audio books would 

have helped though we didn't 

have the opportunity at that 

time though someone reading

to us would have helped. 

Though I  can read visually I am

not interested  do so as much.

I  figure I  will do more audio 

books in the future. 

It is amazing  to find someone 

can relate with. I  hope to see

her once again. It shows how

destiny can work things out.

She told me that she would have

no idea that I  had a hearing issue

so young since I can articulate 

so well.  It comes down to a miracle

and mercy. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Where the Heart Goes

Our purpose comes down to where

we want our heart to go.

Our success will come down to

what we want and the heart is a

major player.

Our success maybe totally  different 

than what others may think it should

be.

Success comes by our talents and

gifts however the heart is the driving 

force.

Take music those who are successful 

has to do with their talent  a lot however

they play  what  their heart wants and

what they believe others want to hear.

May you be successful in your purpose 

and may your heart be happy.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Enjoy This Time Of the Year

Here in Wester Washington we 

had our first snowfall of winter.

It always seems we have it late 

most years. It wasn't a large 

amount of snow however still

freeks some people. 

The major issue with snow in

my area is we have a lot of

hills and if ice is included it

can be a problem. In this case

not a big problem.

Some people here though move

to Arizona for the  winter while

other's will go on vacation to

hotter spots.

This is another thing where those 

in the southern hemisphere are

on the end of summer and heading

toward fall.  Of course those near 

the equator on both sides the weather

doesn't change a whole lot between

season's. 

Here in Western Washington winter

is more rain than snow except in

the summer. We did have a break

in rain much of January. It could

change in February.

So wherever you are and getting

ready for season change may it

go well for you. Depending on

rainfall  people can get depressed 

about it. Important to have the

understanding of it.  

Having Hope

Love is the greatest gift we can have.

Hope and faith are right up with love. 

What can hurt us is self-pity and 

depression.  We can get help by 

prayer and meditation.  Along 

with that going to tge Bible and

read a lot of scriptures about 

hope. The Bible is full of it.

If you deal a lot with self-pity  

means likely you have a spirit 

of it hanging around you. My

recommendation  would be

to get prayer for it.

What helps me to is being

around children as well as

walking and exercise.  It 

allows me to not think of

myself during that time.

I really hope  this helps

many people  and may 

you have a wonderful  day.

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Important To Hear

No matter how busy you are it is 

important to hear as well. The 

same goes for seeing. 

Not everyone hears the same.

It is so important to though.

You may have someone walk by

you and your hearing along with

seeing you may chang their

lives.

I know that I would enjoy someone

hearing and give me a message.

May yiu be blessed this day as it 

is called today. ♥♥♥♥♥

Having More Friends

I am sure we all like to have more friends.

You have to be quite popular to have a

lot of friends although your purpose  is 

part of it.

Close friends we will only have about

a half dozen or so if we are lucky. This 

doesn't  mean we can't  leave things 

right there.

You have to figure someone like Taylor

Swift who has a large audience who

listens to her music  and goes to her

concerts still has a limited of close

friends.

Some cultures  family is the most

important  thing. They should makeup

important  part of your purpose. 

This means you are for them whenever 

you are needed and they are for you too.

I enjoy talking to people however many

are not what I would consider close

friends. Whether I  meet them once

or more often I leave a good impression. 

May you be blessed now that we are

into February.  Still important to take

one day at a time or we won't enjoy

the journey.  ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Having Hope

A good thing in life is having hope.

The opposite is self-pity  and 

depression.

At times I  have  had to deal with

both of those things. 

These days with focusing on my

life purpose  hope is happening 

most of the time. 

I guess it is like being  an alcoholic 

in some ways  and be as dangerous. 

I recommend  getting prayer and

to meditate on what is good.

We are in a spiritual  battle so

Satan knows how to push our 

buttons.

I hope this helps others who view

this post. We don't  need to lose

more to hopelessness. 

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More About You Purpose

You still wonder about your life

purpose. We all have one whether

we know it or not.

I am sure there are those who.

live without know their purpose.

Your purpose has to do with

all of you. Your character, personality,

gifts and talents. You have children

they are a major part of your purpose.

You should discover what their

purpose is too.

Look at some of my posts over

time and it will help you. ♥♥♥♥