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Finding the thing that puts you in the zone...

The days I find most satisfying are the ones where I am so deeply engrossed in whatever it is that I am doing, that I look at the clock and think, "Where did the day go?"  To be so lost in what you are doing means that it is feeding you.  Finding that soul-feeding zen-zone in your work is the ultimate, in my opinion.

I saw my thirteen-year old son, Austin, in the zone today.  We had a field trip to Piedmont Wildlife in Durham, NC.  This is a former tobacco farm which now serves as a refuge for injured and rehabilitated wildlife.  The staff and administration at Piedmont Wildlife work zealously to aid animals that have been injured, and to educate the community about the value that animals of all descriptions (yes, even copperheads!) provide, and the delicate balance that their presence creates in our ecosystem.

Piedmont is currently logging and tracking the box turtle population on their property, to understand their behavior and habits in light of some environmental changes which are occuring.  Austin and his schoolmates from Raleigh Progressive School learned about this initiative, and a short while later while walking the property, found a box turtle.  This is when I watched my son transform.

Austin carefully picked the turtle up, and showed it to his friends.  He then carefully brought it back to the classroom to be logged for tracking, since it had no apparent markings.  Under the seasoned direction of Director Gail Abrams, Austin learned how to properly mark, log and set up GPS tracking for these creatures.  DNA kits were on hand to participate in a related study.  Austin appeared oblivious to his friends and their conversation, focusing only on the turtle and the task at hand.  His zen-zone was my joy.

I don't know what my children will be when they grow up.  But I hope whatever it is, they develop a terrible sense of time because they are so lost in what they do that their souls are fed.