Sip 18: What Contributes to Your Having a Good Day?
Wine growers know that producing wine involves complex relationships and interdependencies. For the wine to reach the marketplace, many things must go reasonably well: working the land, decisions about which grapes to grow, caring for the vines, the winemaking process, and the storage and aging facilities.
Each link is critical, including how the wine is stored and displayed once it gets to market. From planting to opening the bottle, every step involves coordination and cooperation.
Adding to the complexity are the myriad varietals and vintages of wines that winemakers produce and customers buy. Wine’s variety and distinction mirrors such differences in people and the individual facets that have shaped our development over the years, contributing to who we are today.
While sipping your next glass of wine, you could reflect on the process it likely went through before reaching your dinner table. That, in turn, could remind you to appreciate more of what went well for you that day, and all that contributed along the way.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS FOR SIPPIN’:
1. What factors are involved in the successes of your day?
2. How do you notice all that goes well without doing so only after something has gone wrong?
3. (ask/answer your own question)
