What is The Spot On Life? The answer is already known by you, as it resides within you. SpotOn Living is a life filled with appreciation, honor, joy, and wonder towards all living things, as well as a life emanating with gratitude for the gift of being alive & being human. This spot on life is one characterized by striving to experience each and every moment in thankfulness, abundance, joy, gratitude and love, rather than languishing in cynicism, pain, sorrow, anger and regret.

What are the primary ingredients of The Spot On Life? First, treating each and every life experience as a learning experience, a teaching moment, a heuristic device, and a didactic adventure rather than viewing our life situations as burdensome, sorrowful, boring or aberrant. This blogspot aims to provide others with both the lenses and the practical tools which will assist individuals in their life journey of transforming pain and hardships into beautiful pieces & works of art that adorn our lives, rather than tarnish or define them. Treating crises and problems as opportunities and “gifts” are two of the key elements of The Spot On Life.

The lesson of the bird-eye maple comes to mind…the bird’s eye maple is one of the most lovely wood veneers a craftsperson will encounter in their woodworking experience. Patterns and variations abound. The figures generally resemble small birds’ eyes. What brings about these patterns and variations reportedly are unfavorable growing conditions and adversities encountered during the life span of the maple tree.

Lightning strikes, for example, often cause branches to fall or be splintered. It is in these moments and places that the bird eye maple is beginning its formative journey. It is the”scarring” patterns themselves and the healing of the injuries to the tree which bring about its newfound beauty and mystery.

Are we any different than the maple tree than undergoes hardship, adversities, and challenges? Qualitatively speaking, I think not. I think we are more similar than dissimilar to the tree. We differ quantitatively in terms of the types of atoms and molecules that comprise us and bind us, but we are both comprised of the forces of energy & life.

What vehicles or media will serve as our clay to create our Spot On Life? The world of food, wine, water, beer, craft beers, spirits, coffee, tea, beverages, and other daily necessities will be our media. So, grab your potter’s wheel, and let’s begin the journey!