The Doors wrote a song in 1997 called “Light My Fire”. When I sat down to write, this is what came to mind. Maybe because I find myself lighting candles more as the days darken and the snow falls. Maybe it’s because our fireplace isn’t working so we have a repair person coming this week to hopefully help us light our fire. Aside from the literal sense of the word, do you sometimes feel a fire burning inside of you? I’m not talking about heartburn or stomach upset – althou

Imagine you are sitting at a table at your favorite restaurant or coffee shop and the waiter comes by and slips you a note with your meal or beverage. What occurs to you at that moment? Do you look around wondering if the waiter is slipping you a message from someone in the establishment that you know? Do you think it is just the paper that the waiter used to take your order? Maybe you consider that the waiter is an undercover spy sharing information with you to save your

This Japanese word (pronounced ick-ee-guy) is said to have been born out of the island of Okinawa and is your personal reason to get out of bed every morning. Everyone’s ikigai is their own and beats at the center of where your reason for being rises. This is thought to be the intersection of what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you are paid for. Within these paths reside passion, mission, vocation, and profession. Having uncovered this term