Stuck at home watching an old Meg Ryan movie. Her character has hit bottom, and Bette Midler asks her "what do you love? Do it just for yourself!"
What answers pop into your mind? I drew a blank. I love everything I do. It's the amounts of it I have to do that gets me in trouble.
I have a new adventure ahead of me - I'll be rolling it out this week. How do I keep it from getting so big that it rolls over me like a tractor, squeezing out the fun? I have a mental picture of me opening this brand new window, and blizzard I didn't see coming blows in and flattens me against the far wall!
Do I do it just for me? I think I'm doing my work to serve others. I know others benefit, but I must be doing it for myself somehow. Hmmm....
When planning the 60 Project, I'd better take this into consideration.
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Is that so bad, doing things that benefit yourself, too? I think that the one thing that the social web has taught me is that there are a lot of people doing a lot of amazing things and sharing those amazing things for their intrinsic value. There's a lot of step-by-step instructions, technology, literature, art, music, movies, research, and everything you could think of (including blogs), and all of it is for no higher purpose than the joy of connecting and sharing.
Sometimes, God calls us to do things that make us uncomfortable, things that feel contrary to the flow of our individual natures, and we obey because we must. Sometimes, He gives us the opportunity to do the things that bring us pleasure because He's asking us to follow our nature and giftings in a way that glorify Him. When that happens, I find it's best not to question Him.
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