THE DAILY SPARK

The meaning of your life is to find your gift.The purpose of your life is to give it away.Quote by Chip ConleyIn 1987, Conley founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality, where he held the position of CEO for nearly 24 years, creating and managing around 50 boutique hotels. In 2013, Conley became Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for Airbnb. In 2018, he founded the Modern Elder Academy (MEA), the world's first "midlife wisdom school" in Baja California Sur. In 2021, Modern Elder Academy acquired Saddleback Ranch in Northern New Mexico and set out to grow a collection of MEA Regenerative Communities. Each community will include a MEA wisdom school, residences and a regenerative farm. To learn more about Modern Elder Academy click this link: https://www.modernelderacademy.com/about/our-purposeREFLECTION: Do you know what your gift is?   Do you share your gifts with others?How can you give away more of your gifts?

For to be FREE is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.Quote by Nelson MandelaREFLECTION:Are you free?What chains do you need to cast off?How can you live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others?Happy 4Th of July! Enjoy your FREEDOM today and do what you can to enhance it.

JUST LIKE YOUWalk gently on this earth with purposeful steps You share this space with seven billion human beingsAnd countless other precious life formsJust like youThey all want to be happyJust like youThey all need loveWe're not going to survive unless we walk Gently upon this earth together,Until we touch something in others thatFeels just like the shards of our own pain,The fluttering warmth of our own joy,Until we sew their wounds into our heartsAnd seal it with our own skinPoem by Tara Brach - Inspired by the Dalai LamaREFLECTION:Just like you, others want to be happy... others need love.Do you engage in purposeful steps?Have you been able to touch something in another ... shards of pain or warmth of joy?How can you be more purposeful in your steps (actions) today to touch another?