Sit with truth in the asparagus section

July 12, 2009 in Uncategorized

Sometimes the truth you need to see comes in the asparagus section.

I was speed shopping. Six items: Chick peas. Asparagus. Lemons. Avocado. Cheerios. Peanut Butter.

As I approached the asparagus, a woman I know from a writing group here in town was coming in the store. I don't know her well, but we chatted for a moment about her new book.

She asked what I was up to these days, how my book was doing.

"I'm traveling a lot," I answered. "Meeting incredible people and doing readings and having great fun, but it's always so nice to get back to my real life," I said.

"Sounds like that IS your real life," she answered.

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.

5 comments to " Sit with truth in the asparagus section "


gwyn

July 12, 2009 AT 11:42AM

Asparagus wisdom!!! Gotta love that. I am sitting here trying to decide what to say YES to this week, and this is a perfect bit of truth to ponder. Thanks, and nice grocery list :-)Now I’m hungry.

Kim Mailhot

July 12, 2009 AT 12:58PM

Asparagus, the veggie of truth…I like that ! ;)

You have a good real life, Miss Patti…and a real good life, too. You built it very, very well.

Enjoy the yummy stuffs !

Cindy

July 13, 2009 AT 12:59PM

sooooooooooo, which REAL life you really want to be in?

Cindy

Lila

July 18, 2009 AT 6:13PM

It didn’t take me long to discover that my real life is not on a cruise ship, but I saw Alaska and that was great.

Pomona

August 13, 2009 AT 10:44PM

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