The Boulder and Me!

God sees in us, what we don't always see in ourselves. He knows things that we don't.
I've often heard a story, that you may have heard of too. There was a man who was asked to push a giant boulder everyday. He pushed and pushed the boulder day, after day, after day. He did not understand why he had been asked to move the boulder, but then he realized that he wasn't asked to move the boulder. He was asked to push the boulder and his arms and legs had grown strong from all the pushing that he had been doing. Just for fun I googled the story and you can find one version at: http://prestonely.com/the-story-of-the-man-and-the-boulder/. I've also heard God is making a mansion out of us when we think we're building a cottage.
When I returned from Africa to start a creative writing career, my eyes lighted up to see the good mood blogger job. This would be the perfect job. It would be fun. I'm good at looking at the bright side. I thrive on deadlines. It would give me something to strive for each day; keep me thinking positive; something to get my imagination in shape as I start to write Children's stories; and something to interact with people in a different sort of way. Then I realized you had to get people to vote for you. I have lots of friends, family and professional contacts. But how far do you go in reaching out to your professional contacts for something that seems like a popularity contest? I have lots of friends and family who are professionals. That's why I have a J.D.. Some of whom may not appreciate a fun creative job like this. I also have lots of fun creative friends who flourish and get excited about creative, "reality" network things. Naturally, I was a little worried about sticking my foot out. Sometimes I wish I hadn't opened up that e-mail. If I had seen it a year ago…I would have hit "DELETE". However, I decided to pretend I already had the job and write an article each day. Now I realize I’m more like the man and the boulder.
Applying for this job has helped me to accomplish three things. 1) Working on my better networking skills in working with the different kinds of people I have relationships with: friends, family, and professionals who all have different outlooks and beliefs in life. You never know if I might incidentally end up in politics like my grandmother. 2) Working on my creative writing skills: having a direct purpose and deadline; and 3) Journaling/blogging things that may have gotten left or unnoticed, but provide a lot of fulfillment in life. The application alone has brightened my life. So I encourage anyone who is discouraged about a task they want to complete to look at the side benefits and relish in the journey.