Article Topic: Self-Help

Ronelle Coburn, author of Destiny at Your Fingertips, spent the first thirty years of her life depressed and unfulfilled. Twenty years after discovering her life purpose, however, she is a successful business owner and consultant, as well as happiest as she's ever been. Discover how you, too, can discover what your true Life Purpose is—after all, it's written on your fingertips. 

Each year Llewellyn produces a line of annuals, calendars, and datebooks designed to keep you abreast of timely topics and filled with relevant articles from innovative thinkers, authors, and experts. New this year is Llewellyn's 2009 Green Living Guide, which, from green careers to green houses to green weddings, explores how to live in harmony with the environment. Ranging from personal lifestyle options to broad solutions, you'll find a bounty of ways—small and large—to make a difference. This issue features over twenty in-depth articles on ecotravel, transportation alternatives, rain gardens, vermicomposting, beekeeping, wind turbine power, permaculture, and more, such as this excerpt. Read Laura E. Kreger's foray into the world of bicycle commuting and living "car-free."