I’m going to be the guest on two different radio shows this week, talking about Open Your Heart with Geocaching, and one of the shows (11:00 pm to 12:00 am Eastern time tomorrow night on TalkStar Radio, in case anyone is interested) asked for me to send them a list of questions to ask. (Back when I hosted my own radio show, that never occurred to me, and I spent hours trying to figure out questions to ask guests; this host is brilliant!)
And those questions got me thinking. One of the reviewers for my book, actor Mary Votava, said, “In a sea of how-to books, there is a why-to book. This book doesn’t just teach a new hobby, it reveals new tools for finding greater fulfillment and passion in our lives.”
In a sense, all of the books in the Open Your Heart series are just that: why-to books. We talk about activities that interest us, but we take a different approach from other authors – we show how these activities enrich our lives, make us more well-rounded people, help us in our day-to-day activities, and give us fulfillment. From the joy we find in interacting with our pets to the thrill of skimming down a mountainside on skis; from the quiet pleasures of the garden to the high intensity of basketball; from the solitary moments of inspiration in art to the partnership and competition of tennis, all of these books address that need for fulfillment in some way.
It’s not a bad question to ask yourself, either. Bringing this back to my radio show, I found that I was deriving less and less joy from it as time went on. I finally took a step back and asked myself, why am I doing this?
I didn’t have a satisfactory answer, so I stopped doing it.
Finding activities that bring us fulfillment is part of discovering who we are. Sorting through our priorities so that we can make time for what fulfills us is essential. Take a moment, now, and think about what you do for “fun.” Is it, in fact, fun? Why are you doing it?
And if you’re looking for something else to try, take a look through the DreamTime Publishing offerings. You may well find your next passion in one of our books!
РJeannette C̩zanne
www.JeannetteCezanne.com
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