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Where are You? © 2003 Julie Jordan Scott

Surrounded by cars in the midst of Saturday afternoon traffic, I glanced at my brother John. I was in the midst of a quandary.

Traffic was heavy on the Southern Orange County freeways on this beach friendly Saturday afternoon so I opted to drive on
roads that were unfamiliar to me believing it would save me both time and frustration.

I knew basically which direction to take to get to the destination in question, I just wasn't clear on this particular point on the map. John most likely wouldn't be much help, or so I thought.

John is fourteen months younger than me. We are the fourth child and fifth child in a family with six children. Our bond
has always been especially strong as I was his fiercest advocate, continual collaborator and protector when we were little.

This was important because John was different than my friend's brothers and sisters. He has Down's Syndrome. As a child I protected him so that I would also keep myself safe. In our "little kid" world all was well as long as we stuck together.

Now several decades later, that tie holds us still. I look beyond John's disability to communicate with him. This was his
neighborhood so he might have an answer for me. "I have no idea where we are, John. Do you know where we are?"

As clear as a bell John's words he penetrated my heart. "With Julie" he said.

The most important place we were was not a point on the map nor was it a destination. The most important place we were was together. With one another.

Do you discern where you are on a regular, perhaps daily, basis?

Do you focus on the "not knowing the point on the map" or do you focus on who you are with in that moment, even if the "who you are with" is your authentic self?

Life is about each part of the map. The destination, the getting lost and continuing and its about the who you are with in each
moment of the journey.

Your task is to stay WITH yourself the whole time. If you can remember to stay WITH yourself, the fact that you veer off
course from time to time or perhaps find yourself on an unfamiliar road will provide opportunities rather than mishaps.

Mark Twain said, "What is there that confers the noblest delight? What is that which swells a man's breast with pride above that which any other experience can bring to him? Discovery!" As I drove with John on that beautiful Saturday, I once again
discovered the brilliance within my brother. I once again discovered the brilliance that is within each of us.

Where are you?

By Julie Jordan Scott [email protected]
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Julie Jordan Scott is a Certified Life and Creativity Coach and founder of the Revolutionary Live Coaching Program
Millionaires One By One where people across the globe meet actively, consciously and collectively build bridges
to their wildest dreams with boldness, magic and power.
Discover more at http://www.MillionairesOnebyOne.com

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