Purpose

What did the baby dolphin say to the mommy dolphin when he messed up? "I'm sorry Mom, I didn't do it on porpoise." Okay, that was pitifull. I did not find to P to be perplexing at all. PURPOSE was perfect. Purpose is powerful. According the dictionary it means the reason for which something is done, created, or for which something exists. Havn't we all pondered that point? (Except for my husband who speaks his own language. He "plonders"....which I have decided is a cross between ponder and plunder. At any rate, when he says it I wonder what he is thinking about destroying.) I could have just as easily picked Purple, which is possibly the best color ever. I'm sorry, I have digressed! I go through life frequently without purpose, plodding along the path. What if I choose this week to "Live on Purpose." Isn't it odd that we say "I did that on purpose."? That means I intended to do it, predicted it, planned it, pulled it off. Then to think that our purpose is that huge question that people have posed and about which poets have penned. That puzzle, to which the all Powerful, Almighty Creator puts politely, "You, person, I did it on purpose, I placed you here and now, and I did it on purpose. So, as I "plonder" the week ahead, I will resolve to think carefully before I utter a peep, to think about the purpose of my prose. I will purpose to perpetuate kindness and purple.

The Quest

I determined last night that this the week of "Q" would be themed Quest week. After all, isn't that what we all do daily? We are questing after something. If it were not so, why would we even bother to get out of bed in the morning? So this particular morning, I headed to the office, blog in mind, determined to get it written. About twenty minutes after arriving, I discovered there none, that is right zero of our three phone lines working, the internet would not come up, and my cell phone didn't have a signal. Apparently, AT&T was in a quandary. I know I was. Although it was rather quiet. Refusing to put on my tech hat, I continued with the other business of the day that did not require outside communications. Needless to say, AT&T managed to get things back up and running before the close of business.
In medieval knight made expeditions to accomplish a particular perscribed task. The expeditions were called quests. It sounds rather adventurous really. So, if we think of our trips to Lowe's or Walmart as a quest for whatever we need, it might take out some of the drudgery. "I'm going on a quest for food." Sounds a lot more fun than, "I going to the store to get bread". "I'm going on a quest for gold." as opposed to "I have to go to work." We have all seen movies demonstrating the quagmires that the knights had to fight through in order to complete their objectives. Quests, quagmires, quandaries, questions, queue up, and know you are qualified to take quantum leaps in life. So, this week I shall view life as a series of adventures called quests. Now, it is late and I am going on a quest for sweet dreams.

By way of Reason

Cause, explanation of justification for an action. I believe myself to been seen and even to be a person with whom it is difficult to reason. I don't recall having "reasonable" as a characteristic on my list of attributes to which I intended to aspire. I do recall, years ago viewing myself as such....reasonable that is. I feel that I have made reasonable decisions, had good reasons for my actions, and attempted to do what is right. I have come to the conclusion that it is my children that have convinced me that my reasoning is messed up, and my decisions without reason. "Why mom?" "Because I am the mom and I said!" That only worked rarely when they were small, and now they are like, "Really?!?"
Teenager: What is the reason.
Mom: Because it doesn't sound safe.
Teenager: That is not reasonable.

So really, maybe it is time to let them realize the reasons for themselves. I think I will just sit back and rest, and when the ruckus starts, I'll just look at them and say "Really?!?"

Shameless

I had no theme last week, shame on me. Seriously....NOT! We spend far too much time in that "Shame on me" mode, or at least a I do. I should have...(fill in the blank). Instead, why not, "I did it, I stepped in it, the smell is on my shoe."? So, I clean it off and sail forward on the sea that is life. (Talk about your mixed metaphors!) Let's face it guilt sucks! So, this week, I shall look forward to sunsets, sunrises, and silliness. Forward and not back. With my head held high I shant be shamed. This week I am shameless.

Themeless

I totally skipped having a theme, or blogging last week. "T" is a great letter and the possibilities for T themes are tremendous. However, it seems that "T" week was simply THEMELESS.