Clarity – The state of being Clear – I took a trip to see my son this past week. Hopped in the car and got on the road. He is from way out of town to a city to the north; 2 hours by plane. Car? To the airport? Nope, on the road.

MKE and all of the noise in my life, I needed/wanted some thinking time. The road has always been that for me. Love driving interesting roads and places. I live in the West which has fantastic driving and scenery. 10+ hours on the road and I was able to gain some clarity.

Thank you for the examples of the DMP. Those were really helpful. I like that for those general questions. Like in front of a teacher, my karate sensei, or anyone asking those types of questions where many answers can be THE answer the teacher is seeking.

What I want. Broad question. Really broad question. My issue is what is worthwhile to pour love and attention. I’m that type. I go full in on what is my passion. Finding that passion after doing many and accomplishing them is the challenge to the moving on to the next plain to view the next horizon.

Got that on this trip. 10+ hours up, spend time with my son hanging out. 10+ hours one way. My son called me a ninja! LoL! I told him it was easy since seeing him was the goal. Important concept that came right from my lips and heart. Memo to self …. remember that!

Working alongside him while he was doing his work and me mine. Do some hiking together, dining, walking, conversation. Nothing heavy nor life changing so to speak but just what is going on. Great time. Some would call quality time.

Reminded me of when I would pick the boys up from school and ask the lowlights and the highlights. The 20 minutes in the car would zoom by and carry over to dinner time.

Clarity. I’m at my best and joyous when I am helping someone achieve their goal. Their goal becomes my goal. I build things. Sometimes for me and sometimes for others.

When I build for me it is very satisfying. I look at my woodworking project or anything I have designed and built many times and get that satisfaction of accomplishment. When I build for others, it has a different feel. A different sort of satisfaction. Especially when I hear back from the person(s) how much it really helped them. That is fuel for me.

I have a lot of projects and topics I want to teach and guide. Some more mature than others. Talking to my son, he pointed out how many examples of people and things I know but have kept in my head amongst the noise.

How many people who while doing something that served others and their passion, morphed into something big? I know this. I have seen this. I have experienced this. Why do I not think of this for me? I think that’s why the MKE resonated with me.

So this week, clarity, the road ahead. Motivation and direction from 20+ hours on the road and seeing beautiful surroundings. Very motivational. Very clarifying.

The journey has a destination.