I know that this is about being a posh farmer but I need to take a minor detour today since I found solace in my posh farm this morning.
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A colleague of mine was found dead yesterday and it shocked me to the core; even now, I cannot understand the purpose of it. So I’ve been a bit like a zombie since I heard and this morning I didn’t do my usual routine; I went to my posh farm instead and found comfort there.
We haven’t had rain for almost three weeks and it is beginning to show. The grass is still green and the farm is doing quite well as you’ve seen but nevertheless, I used the time this morning to water the plants (I’ve been told to use recycled water with debris as my water source and I am suggesting you do the same. It’s a good way to save on nature’s scarce resources).
Anyway, as I watered the seedlings and removed some dead branches from the delicate plants my mind went to the cycle of life – we are born (the seeds), we live (the growing plants) and then we die (the branches being discarded)– just like the thinks in my posh farm. So I am forced to ask myself (and you too) these questions?
- Is my daily focus in the right place?
- Are my actions being driven by what I want for my life or by a concept of what someone else told me I should be doing?
- Is my job giving me the satisfaction/life I want for myself?
- What am I putting on hold…until….? What if until ….never comes?
- Am I living my best life now?
- If I should die today, will I be happy with what I have done with my life?
Forrest Gump quoted his mother as saying that life was like a box of chocolate, you never know what you’re going to get. I find great wisdom in that statement. It could also be said that life is like a deck of cards; we all get dealt a hand and its up to us how we play the game. It’s up to us to play the best game we can! We should not spend our lives living someone else’s idea, only to die before we retire…which is when we were planning to ‘live’ our best lives.
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I’m glad I started my posh farm. It is something I am beginning to enjoy tremendously. What started out as a few seeds given to me by my hairdresser, is now highlighting for me the remarkable miracle of life as I grieve.
What do you want to do but haven’t gotten around to doing? Is it to start your own posh farm, learn to swim, go back to school? Whatever it is… my challenge to you today is for you to find that thing and start living your best life now!
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