Perfect isn’t the Plan… Purpose is…

Dear Reader:

” So what …if your life’s a little messy? Perfect isn’t the plan. Purpose is life!

I always breathe a sigh of relief when someone or something reminds me that we might all be created in the image of God but while we are on this side of mortal life… our purpose is to figure out our ” God-given” talent, our passion. ” For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.”

And if like me… you might have to wait for retirement to fully delve into your passion- everything I did prior to retirement… was setting the stage for this joyous ” me” time-finally having the time to truly think about thoughts that matter to me and then share them with you!

One reality, however, that never escapes us is the continuous daily search for balance… for me that means ” divvying up” time between my family, friends, and unforeseen opportunities to help others…that come my way. The more adventures I enter into… the more knowledge about the world I live in… expands and influences my passion-my writings. And once again… I am mindful of the connective link among all mortals calling our little blue planet home.

I have discovered that by organizing life around my passion …into my story …and then turning my story into something bigger… miraculously I will have found my ” calling” the long-awaited one that matters.

So until tomorrow… ” The two most important days in life are the day you are born and the day you find out why? Mark Twain

Carol added some more examples of flowers making history… Just think… you might win the final jeopardy question response!

Think of red and white roses from the long enduring War of the Roses between the Houses of York and Lancaster

Than finally after the conclusion the two houses were united by marriage becoming the Tudors – symbolized by pink roses!

And then there is the poppy-symbolic of the terrible Opium Wars in China… and later World War I …

Today is my favorite day – Winnie the Pooh

Walsh, Mollie and the kids flew into Providence Rhode Island and drove to Newport News… there they were greatly impressed with the lacrosse fields… not what they are used to down here.

Today is my favorite day – Winnie the Pooh

Short Central as the lights begin to light up the street

Beautiful Short Central as darkness descends

About Becky Dingle

I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also taught at the College of Charleston. For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret of success in teaching social studies is always in the story. I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re ripe you rot.”

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