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3 Ways Adversity Confirmed My Life Purpose!

June 14, 2008 by MichelleVandepas 

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Life's purpose on a bad day?

As you may have noticed, this site, Divine Purpose Unleashed went down. For two very long days when you would come to this site you’d get just text, or worse, and error message. Nothing I seemed to do could save the site.

For two long days I backedup, restored, uninstalled, prayed and cried. None of it worked.

It was a bad couple of days for me.

For two long days I talked to friends, researched on the web and contacted my host so many times I am now dreaming their phone number in my sleep.

I even hired Dawud to help me brainstorm. He was very helpful, and gave me lots of ideas to try, but it turned out to be a problem file buried deep way down in the site that I had to delete - and couldn’t! A very strange weird fluke of a problem.

I tend to analyze the energy of things. What did this mean? Was I supposed to take a break from the site? Are there hidden deeper meanings around the site going down? Evil forces at work perhaps?

Can you imagine? Me, self-proclaimed blog junkie, internet addict, tweaker of blogsites…without my main blog to play on?

So,

I did what I know to do in times of stress.

  • I walked
  • I played with my daughter
  • I watched the birds

and in the midst of it all I remembered to enjoy the moment. I slowed down. I Knew that eventually this site would come back up, somehow, and in the meantime I wouldn’t let it control my whole life.

So as you can see this site is now up again, and I’m happy back online, tweaking, playing and twittering with friends.

What is the confirmation that I’m on track with my purpose?

  • I loved trying to figure out what was wrong with the site. Even though I was frustrated, I was also in my element. Searching code for what could be wrong.
  • Since I couldn’t be on my site I went and set up a friends site for her new Ayurvedic Organic Clothing line. Still playing with a website, just not mine.
  • I had faith all would be OK. I knew intuitively I’d find the answer, and I did.

Now my whole purpose in life isn’t coding websites or writing for this blog. Of course not. My life purpose is also connected to Spirituality, Family, Teaching and personal interests. But I know I get a lot of joy building websites for friends.

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Written by Michelle Vandepas - Michelle is a writer, speaker, facilitator and radio talk show host. She also consults with people and companies who wish to have a stronger web presence. Contact Michelle directly using the contact page above, or leave a comment below.

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7 Thoughts to “3 Ways Adversity Confirmed My Life Purpose!”

  1. Corinne Edwards on June 14th, 2008 1:40 pm

    I really don’t think anything metaphysical was happening. Sometimes
    S**T HAPPENS.

    Maybe Mercury retrograde if you believe in that.

    You never explained how you discovered what was wrong. Was it a bolt of lightening? A dream? A helper angel? (I do believe in them)

    Anyway, you are back. We are all happy about that.

    Welcome home!

  2. CK on June 14th, 2008 5:31 pm

    Michelle,
    You are incredible! I am so impressed with your ability to surrender. When I called you during this, I love that you were soaking in the hot tub. You are a great example….

  3. Robert @ reason4smile on June 15th, 2008 9:00 pm

    Great to know that your blog is up again. Adversity means that you can help others as well subsequently. I will need to contact you if I got any problem with mine.
    Great lesson from adversity, Michelle!

    Robert @ reason4smiles last blog post..What I learn from Kung Fu Panda

  4. MichelleVandepas on June 16th, 2008 6:43 am

    Thanks for the support guys. Now that I’m back up and running I’m taking a short break from the computer. I’ll be gone this morning. :)

  5. MichelleVandepas on June 19th, 2008 2:53 pm

     

  6. JoLynn from The Fit Shack on June 20th, 2008 6:02 pm

    Hi Michelle, I can relate to that! I had a trying time during ski season when my site went down, if I remember now it was on my host’s end (put it out of my mind, kinda stressful ;) ).

    I’m glad everything is back and running now and that you’re movin’ on with things…I also agree that we need a break sometimes. :)
    JoLynn from The Fit Shacks last blog post..The Sprinkle Diet - 5 Reasons it Won’t Work

  7. Anonymous on June 22nd, 2008 6:56 pm

    Glad to see everything worked out and your Organic Hip site looks great! :)

    Ria

    s last blog post..Food Allergies in Schools

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