Lewis and Clark Pay Attention

As I write this, Southern California has just ended its second week of triple digit temperatures. The intense heat changes the way we live and alters the rhythm of our days. We are up earlier to walk the dog while the park is still cool. We spend a lot of time indoors in the air conditioning. We’ve been eating better. We don’t want to heat up the house with the stove – so it’s salads and chicken from the grill. And, as I don’t want to head out in my black car two or three times a day, I find myself thinking more about what I need to do and combining trips and make lists.

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My Mother’s Garden

Clients come to me in distress and I work with them on Purposeful Living.

In the main, they get it. Sometimes, though, when I get to the part about doing what you need to do when you need to do it, my listeners eyes glaze over and I know I’ve lost them. I get the response that it doesn’t seem like much “fun” to find your purpose and do what you need to do. In fact, it sounds rather Calvinistic. It sounds like trudging uphill in the rain with your head down – oblivious to your surroundings.

“Where’s the joy?”, someone asked once. “What about fun and having a good time?”.
I never really knew how to respond except to assure my listener that I do have a lot of fun and joy in life and I enjoy getting my purpose accomplished.

Sometimes, I tell them about my mother’s garden.

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