
Youngster creates purpose by washing tombstones for families
Are you hoping to create a more fulfilling life? Look to Ben Weldon, age 10, who is earning international attention for doing one of the humblest of jobs — washing tombstones.

Are you hoping to create a more fulfilling life? Look to Ben Weldon, age 10, who is earning international attention for doing one of the humblest of jobs — washing tombstones.

Even though I was pursuing my purpose and living a life others dream about by traveling around the country full-time in a motorhome, I was miserable.

Like an old cuckoo clock, we are made to do very specific things at just the right moment, exactly as God designed from before the world was created.

Everyone has bad days, but if you are finding that you have more bad days than good, perhaps you are out of God’s will for your life.

As I wondered what I could possibly offer to someone who seemingly had everything he wanted or needed, it dawned on me. I can offer human connection.

By stepping up as an advocate, you can be a voice for those who might otherwise go unheard, ensuring they receive the dignity and care they deserve.

By the end of this year’s Unconference, I had accumulated an array of excellent ideas I will use to promote Forward From 50 as well as my new venture, Life Story School.

The movie shows that everyone has a story, and it is those stories that connect us to the past as well as the future. Yet, “Here” has a strong message for people over 50, too.

As a child, Tad Derrickson watched his grandfather run a saw mill. Today, Tad has a portable mill he uses to give new purpose to trees destined for local landfills.