What is yours?
It has been a very active spring and looks to be all summer as well in regard to my CERT involvement. It has been a great resource for not only training and awareness, it has been a great source for meeting like-minded individuals (LMI’s). I have had many good conversations with several other CERT members and find that a good portion of them are involved so that they can become more self-reliant during a disaster, no matter what size, but I digress.
The focus of this post was spurred by a particularly enjoyable conversation I had during a recent CERT exercise. We talked of many things in a whirlwind of sharing ideas and philosophies and one stuck with me more than others, the path to joy. It was a posed to me as a question, when have you last experienced joy? It came from a conversation about social paradigms, liberty and defining oneself through our own set of values.
It was a very thought-provoking topic that I feel we could have spoken about in greater detail, time permitting. Both of us have gone through circumstances that inspired us to rewrite ourselves, search for the root of our essence and listen to our hearts. Through this process, you find that your existing paradigms, ones you were taught from childhood are challenged. These are very personal journeys that are unique to each individual, but I believe they all have one thing in common. The path to joy.
My personal belief is that liberty is the enabler of all great inspiration. With the freedom from restrictive paradigms and structures, we are able to explore, learn and grow in the most creative way. It empowers us to focus on our individual path to joy. I find my greatest joy when I am teaching, no matter what the subject is. What is yours?
As Always,
Stay Vigilant and Be Prepared