The Fruits of Sharing What You Love [90]
A Sip of WineSpirit #90
In a WineSpirit visit with the Napa Valley Tour Guide Guild it became clear that these people love their work: hosting visitors to the wine country. Their passion begins with their love for the Napa Valley. A few came in the early 70’s when Napa was a sleepy town with little going on in terms of fine food, culture and choice in wine.
One aspect contributing to their love of tour guiding is their appreciation for the magic of the land, sheer beauty and majesty in the rolling hills, the gentle slopes, and the vivid colors of grapes and vineyards revealing a picture of eloquent partnership between nature and people.
Such magnificence counterbalanced for the early comers what was otherwise a place with nothing happening. Old-timers recall pilgrimages to San Francisco as often as twice a week for a fixing of good food and decent culture.
All that has changed. The valley is vibrant with activity and good taste, in the growing arts, the proliferation of destination quality restaurants, and in the opportunity to devote endless days enjoying tastes of countless unique and precious wines.
These “gatekeepers”, who welcome visitors to the wine country, unlock many secrets contained in the magic of life in the vineyards and tasting rooms. In so doing, they are themselves stimulated and inspired by the awe and wonder that overtake their charges. In reliving the valley through first time experiences of people from all over the country and the world, the guides reconnect each time with their own love of where they live and what they do in transforming a day’s visit into a lifetime memory for the visitor. They are left with renewed appreciation for so many of life’s blessings to be found ongoing in one of the awe-inspiring places in the world.
While not everyone can do work that inspires and reinvigorates to such an extent in serving others, any of us can make an extra effort to share facets of life we truly love, and in so doing, experience some of what transpires for these tour guides. It is another facet of life’s specialness manifesting in what goes around coming back around.
Questions to consider and comment upon:
In a WineSpirit visit with the Napa Valley Tour Guide Guild it became clear that these people love their work: hosting visitors to the wine country. Their passion begins with their love for the Napa Valley. A few came in the early 70’s when Napa was a sleepy town with little going on in terms of fine food, culture and choice in wine.
One aspect contributing to their love of tour guiding is their appreciation for the magic of the land, sheer beauty and majesty in the rolling hills, the gentle slopes, and the vivid colors of grapes and vineyards revealing a picture of eloquent partnership between nature and people.
Such magnificence counterbalanced for the early comers what was otherwise a place with nothing happening. Old-timers recall pilgrimages to San Francisco as often as twice a week for a fixing of good food and decent culture.
All that has changed. The valley is vibrant with activity and good taste, in the growing arts, the proliferation of destination quality restaurants, and in the opportunity to devote endless days enjoying tastes of countless unique and precious wines.
These “gatekeepers”, who welcome visitors to the wine country, unlock many secrets contained in the magic of life in the vineyards and tasting rooms. In so doing, they are themselves stimulated and inspired by the awe and wonder that overtake their charges. In reliving the valley through first time experiences of people from all over the country and the world, the guides reconnect each time with their own love of where they live and what they do in transforming a day’s visit into a lifetime memory for the visitor. They are left with renewed appreciation for so many of life’s blessings to be found ongoing in one of the awe-inspiring places in the world.
While not everyone can do work that inspires and reinvigorates to such an extent in serving others, any of us can make an extra effort to share facets of life we truly love, and in so doing, experience some of what transpires for these tour guides. It is another facet of life’s specialness manifesting in what goes around coming back around.
Questions to consider and comment upon:
- What part of what you do in your work brings out the most passion in you?
- What do you remember of sharing your passion for something you know well and love with someone new to that experience?
- What situations and circumstances make you excited to be alive and how does your feeling that way "translate" to others?
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