Hello, the lovely peoples. This is Marty, Martha, inviting you to a free masterclass that I have made called

Five Paths to Your Purpose. Probably the most common question I get from people is, how do I find my purpose?

Why don't I feel that I'm on purpose? Well, it turns out there are certain things you have to do to find your purpose, and I broke

them down into five, and I made a little masterclass about it. So if you'd like to see it, just go to

marthabeck.com slash purpose, and you will be able to watch it without any charge at all.

Welcome to the Gathering Pod, the audio version of my weekly gathering room broadcast.

I'm Martha Beck.

And we are here today to talk about staying inspired because I just finished doing a little course online. You guys may have, some of you may have been there. It was called practical way

finding and it's about sort of how to navigate the crazy world we're in. And a lot of people

ask questions, hundreds of people ask questions, so I couldn't

answer every question online. But there was a whole category about staying motivated, staying inspired,

staying somehow vibrant in these times. I mean, look at this, it's the dead of winter. I remember

the first time I got really depressed. I went, look at this. It's the dead of winter. I remember the first time I got

really depressed. I went into the guidance counselor at Harvard University Health Services, and I said,

I want to kill myself. And he said, look outside. It's February. He says, everybody wants to

kill themselves in Boston in February. It wasn't a very productive session, but I do remember

it every February. So yeah, it's not the easiest time of year for those of us in the

Northern Hemisphere to get inspired. For those of you who are in the Southern Hemisphere,

it's hot as blazes and there's fire danger and I don't know what all.

So it's rough.

It's just generally rough.

Then you throw in the things I talk about every week because they're still happening.

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