Did you bring your best dish?...
The dictionary defines a potluck as a meal, especially for a large group of people, to which participants bring foods to be shared. One of the reasons I love potlucks, beside my obsession with food, is the last part of the definition above; “…participants bring food to be shared.” I love the communal aspect of a potluck and how each one of us gets to play an important role in the outcome and overall experience. See, you and I get to enjoy all the great dishes and cuisines brought by others as they get to enjoy ours. A potluck relies on everyone doing a “little” instead of a few doing “all”. Shared responsibilities. Shared successes. The same can be said about LIFE!
Take a moment if you will and imagine life as a potluck and ask yourself the following question; “Did I bring my best dish?” “What is my contribution to this potluck?” Some people take time and prepare for the potluck; bringing their signature homemade brownies, chicken recipes or grandma’s apple pie. Others stop by a convenient store a few minutes before the potluck to get a bag of potato chips, sodas, or 3-day old chocolate chip cookies.
Which one are you? What kind of dish do you bring to life’s potluck?
Think about all the wonderful ingredients you have to make the best dish; your passion, your talents, your ideas, your time, your resources, your connections, your energy… You have everything you need to prepare your best dish and bring joy the entire group. Your best dish is about living your dream, not someone else dream. Your best dish is about turning your vocation into your vacation. Your best dish is about living out on the outside, who you are on the inside. Your best dish is about putting all you’ve got in all you do. Your best dish is about making work a labor of love. Your best dish is about contributing to society and giving back. Your best dish is about helping others prepare theirs!
Life is like a potluck. Bring YOUR best dish!
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