Dearest Readers,
The buds have burst and there is new green everywhere. The grey, brown and dark green landscape has been totally transformed. I keep looking outside and seeing these splashes of brightness made by the new growth and it’s thrilling. Spring is never boring in the Yukon.
Speaking of boring, the other day I heard a guy say he was bored with life. “Every day the same thing, work, TV at night, go to the pool, big deal.” It was interesting to hear this perspective. It is so radically different from my own.
In fact, I cannot actually remember the last time I was bored. What does it mean to be bored anyway? Let’s look it up. The dictionary on this computer describes it this way: “feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one’s current activity.”
Ah. That is why I cannot remember what it means. I am constantly occupied and I do my best to take part in activities that interest me. Even when I am unoccupied I am not bored. Why? Because being alive is an ever-unfolding adventure of Mystery and Grace.
There was a time in my life when I did not feel this way. I certainly knew boredom then. I knew depression, anger, restlessness, discontent. I was interested in very little except chasing the party and getting my own selfish needs met. Life seemed more like a slog to get through than an adventure.
Thank goodness I woke up. Or, more aptly, I was woken up. I had what one might call a Spiritual Awakening. I came to believe that there was a Greater Purpose to my life (and to yours) and that together we are here to fulfill that Purpose, both individually and collectively. Once I got that, boredom has never, ever been an issue.
Besides, how can one possibly be bored when she is surrounded by bursts and splashes of bright, new green?
Inspiring Message of the Day: What is my Purpose? Do I even feel I have one? I will ask my Self this question and I will listen for the answer. Knowing this will ensure a life of satisfying and exciting adventure.
