Periodically, there is one that stops me in my tracks. A year and a half ago, my pastor recommended Parker Palmer's "Let Your Life Speak-Listening for the Voice of Vocation." It spoke to me alright and since that time I've been on a mission of sorts.
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I'd pray and ask God to reveal whatever IT was....others saw IT as well - they'd mention that very thing to me. What is it, Vava????
God is good. He met me in a camp in the woods the first weekend in October. I nailed my ____ to the cross, literally and figuratively. Whew----it took a lot of work, a long time, but His love never fails!
Then Emily P. Freeman of "Chatting at The Sky" comes along with her book, "a million little things-uncover the art you were made to live" and it is blowing me away. I'm on page 105 and it ends on page 212. These first hundred pages are peppered with my comments, squiggles, and highlighting. Goodness - I could not begin to give you my favorite quote thus far. There are so many....
I've joined the (in)courage bloom book club because they are discussing Ms. Emily's book. I am so down with the manifesto that I did what they asked and posted a pic on Instagram.
(there are a million little things to Vava; these are but a few: I love coffee, the sea, my dogs. I enjoy travel. I love Jesus and in looking back at what hints of my design were hidden in my childhood, found a picture of myself as a wee one).
What is my art? Gosh, I am no 'artist' per se. You do NOT want me to sew anything, paint even a wall for you. I can barely eek out a stick-figure. However, I DO have something to offer this world!!!!! And, it's really, really empowering knowing this... but most importantly, believing and LIVING fully!
If you want to join in, it's not too late. I'd love to uncover our art together!
"Art is when we do work that matters in a creative way, in a way that touches [people] and changes them for the better."
- Seth Godin, author and entrepreneur
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This reminds me of a recent podcast I heard that spoke of "passion." The speaker defined is as "something you absolutely cannot stop from doing or something you would continue doing for no monetary reward." She was speaking of educators, but it certainly applies to other situations. Having recently been to Italy Michelangelo was the first person that came to mind for me.
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