September 25--Am I Productive?

Love is our natural state. When love is what you offer, love is what returns to you... the peaceful way we show up can create beautiful changes around us. 
--Mary Davis

    The title question is one that I'm guessing older folks consider as they transition from the workforce to retirement. It's easy to feel productive during a working career. But after that, what constitutes "productive"? Do we even have to be productive? 

    I have several part-time endeavors that keep me feeling productive. There's a part of me that knows that productivity is not a consideration of my worth. However, I live with a person who is constantly doing projects, which sometimes makes me feel lazy and unproductive. Plus that person is fairly unaware of all that I do accomplish around here, which exacerbates the issue. 

    At this point in life, I consider my job to be healing from the sciatica that laid me low earlier this year. Today I will play pickleball, have a healing Harmonic EGG session, and see an orthopedic doctor regarding my arm and shoulder for which I had the MRI. I have to admit that I am generally suspicious and annoyed with western medicine, so I remind myself that it is in my best interests to show up in a "peaceful way." 

    If we can add to the joy, peace and love in the world, rather than being destructive, then that's productive enough for today.

        Leta

Beauty in Bali...
Nature is infinitely productive!