Meeting Patti

In my last post I referenced a book, "Life is a Verb," by Patti Digh.  By checking her blog I found out that Patti was scheduled to speak in various large cities around the United states, and also in Menomonie Wisconsin, a town of about 14,000 people and numerous cows.  Serendipitously, Menomonie is but a four plus hour drive from my home and on the way to Minneapolis.  Is this making any sense to you?  Hold on!

The night of Digh's presentation in Monomonie was the night before my husband and I were planning a weekend in Minneapolis.  There's more!  My husband is a truck driver who drives to Minneapolis and back.  He would actually be in the area the morning after the presentation and maybe (big maybe) he could convince the company he drives for to allow him to leave their semi-trailer at a truck stop for the weekend.  We could then meet the morning after the presentation and save hundreds of miles of driving.  Of course they wouldn't let him leave a trailer for the weekend, I thought.  But of course, they did.

Early in my reasoning process (does this sound like I was being reasonable?) I almost brushed aside the possibility of hearing an author that I greatly admire.  How foolish.  I continue to learn that stepping into plans nudges things into place.

Patti Digh was beautifully marvelous.  The first 100 attendees received a free copy of her new book, "Creative is a Verb".  Yes, I did.  I also purchased "Four Words Self Help: Simple Wisdom for Complex Lives" and "What I Wish for You: Simple Wisdom for a Happy Life".  I also learned that life presents itself in response to effort.  That's a really big thought that's going to take a bit of time to process.

Thanks to Patti for the beautiful evening, to the company that allowed one of its trailers to park for the weekend, and to my husband for stepping into these plans with me.  A good time was had by all!