quit your day job

what were you born to do?

what are those things that you're skilled at?

those things that you love to do - that when you do them, time flies by.

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are you doing them?

or at least pursuing them?

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those dreams and aspirations placed in each are not there by accident

I believe that God has created each of us distinctly with these passions on purpose

to be used to bless others and in so doing bring glory to God.

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maybe it is time to quit your day job.

the deadly loop

it always impresses me when people are able to make a substantial change in their life for the better

what is it that drives them to make these sometimes drastic, painstaking changes?

sometimes it is health related, sometimes it is just a new path

but what is their source of motivation?

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and then there are others

those who continue to make the same choice again and again and again

who at first are surprised that they continue to have the same reactions to their choice

but later find that it is indeed their own choice that brings about the response

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everyone wants to be those in the first group

but most of us fall into the second

the repetitive, deadly loop of laziness, guilt and numbness

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what will it take for you to bust out of it?

I'm a heretic!

so, I'm a heretic...

or maybe I am willing to be...

but I guess it depends on perspective

or who is labelling me a heretic.

because Jesus was viewed by many as a heretic (and worse) and he's alright (maybe a little more than alright)

so maybe I want those who would call Jesus a heretic to label me the same...?

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what if obediently following God in loving others meant being labelled a heretic?

is it worth it?

but a simple wave

amidst the flutter of the leaves

the changing of the seasons

whirling and swirling

I stopped

...

actually, it was more like someone stopped me

with a wave

she looked with smiling eyes and a knowing grin

with a wave

and then we moved on

but in that moment we saw each other

we actually saw each other

with a wave

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do you stop?

do you wave?

do you see each other?