Last night, I asked this question on Twitter:
I related to many of the answers, including people who said their adopted animals gave them a sense of purpose.
Joan, our new cat, has been giving me a new sense of purpose as I purposefully try to prevent her from licking the infected skin on her tummy, while I do whatever I can to bond with her and promote her healing.
Joan’s sense of purpose seems to be to figure out a way to defeat every cone put around her adorable little neck, including the hard plastic cone the vet put on her last weekend at Angell Animal Medical Center.
It took Joan longer to purposefully figure out a way to lick the infected area while wearing that cone, and when I observed her doing that on purpose yesterday, I thought I was going to lose my mind. Luckily, I had purposefully ordered yet another cone online, so yesterday we replaced the Angell cone with this new one, on purpose.
That cone has been serving its purpose so far, and I hope it gives Joan a chance to heal.
Do you see a sense of purpose in my other images for today? I took several of the photos with the purpose of illustrating the concept of ripples — i.e., our actions ripple out into the world, purposefully affecting others in ways we can’t predict.
I put the photo of Joan with her cone and my tweet about National Ice Cream Cone Day together, above, on purpose.
What gives you a sense of purpose?
This is what I find on YouTube when I search for “what gives you a sense of purpose?” on purpose.
I also find “Sense of Purpose” by Third World …
… and “Sense of Purpose” by Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders.
What gives you a sense of purpose?
I end each blog post with gratitude on purpose, so thanks to all who help me purposefully create this blog every day, including YOU!
