May Word of the Month

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

 -Winston Churchill

May Word of the Month

FUNCTIONAL

1.of or having a special activity, purpose, or task;

relating to the way in which something works or operates.

2.designed to be practical and useful, rather than attractive.

I know ,May is just about over and June is right around the corner.

So why am I first offering up my May Word of the Month now?

That answer is easy.

Until this morning ,I just didn't have a word that seemed appropriate or resonated for me.

When I choose my word of the month, it is usually a word that has some connection to what is going on in my life.

It has a purpose.

During this quarantine, I feel like less and less of what I do is purposeful and more and more is functional.

What's the difference, you may ask?

Purposeful has meaning. Functional has a practical feel about it.

Confused?

I was also for most of the month.

Functional feels like a placeholder to me. Purposeful is much more energetic.

Nowadays, I wake up.I go to work. I deliver meal. I come home. I make lunch. I write. I deal with emails.I make dinner. I watch some television. I go to bed. I start over in the morning.

This is pretty much my life. Day in and day out. Functional not purposeful.

I appreciate functional.

I desire purposeful.

Therein is the rub!

Shavua Tov!