My Job Is To Burn

Do you have a wood stove? We do and we primarily heat our home with it in the winter.

One of my least favorite things about the wood stove is when it’s almost out and I have to coax it back to life or even clean it and start a new fire.

However, I have learned a little trick. When the fire is nearly out I can get it going again with some new logs and just a little paper.

With one balled up piece of newspaper, something to catch the flame I am able to remind the fire who she is.

It doesn’t take much, just one little spark of fire to get it going again.

That one piece of paper is immediately consumed and the fire remembers - my job is to burn. Lately I have found there are certain activities I can do too that remind me who I am.

Whether it be exercise, meditation, reading or connecting with a loved one, I can trigger a part of my brain that gets me back into gear.

How about you? I would love to hear what gets your fire going again.

With gratitude.