What Do You Want?

This is an off topic day.  I follow a site called Zenhabits. Leo has been talking about our individual ability to do some amazing work, some amazing thing.  Some people commented that they are not Mozart.  I write and play music and I am not Mozart either.  It doesn't mean I am not worthy to write or play music. God gave each of us unique talents and gifts.  How we choose to use them affects the quality of our lives, and the quality of other peoples lives.  We are all capable of amazing work.  If you believe that, you can accomplish it. There are a couple of ways to find your amazing work.  Centering prayer is the best way.  I will share my story about this.  I had spent about a month or two during prayer time talking with God about how I wanted to use my unique and creative talents and asking what could I do with them.  Then one evening I was doing centering (meditative prayer) I felt the holy spirit nudge me about sharing prayer with other people.  I didn't know exactly what that meant or what to do with it but decided to take the first step.  I started writing down what I knew about prayer from forty years of praying. I talked with a friend, John from Pixel-Whip creative services.  He said, "Oh, you should do a blog site about this."  I thought, "you have to be kidding". I told him I didn't know how.  He said he would help me set it up.  I have been writing this blog about a year now. Then, Greg Snyder from Incognito Marketing said, "You should write a book.  I think you have one in you." I have a full time job, and I'm writing a blog site.  I have a million things to do.  But I wrote a book about prayer. So when I finished the book, I wrote a proposal and put it on a Christian writers proposal site.  I got in the car and had to drive three hours to Burlington Colorado.  Now cell service isn't consistent between here and there.  I had 3 publishers trying to call me about the book proposal while I'm trying to drive there, and another 3 sending emails. Someone asked me if it was hard to write a book and do the site while I worked full time.  I said no.  My husband objected and said, "You worked every waking moment and every day off.  It was really hard."  But it didn't seem that way.  It seemed easy.  It felt amazing. I was raised up on eagles wings. Another little exercise you can do is take 15 minutes with a trusted friend, and play "What Do You Want?".  You each get 7 minutes, and you might learn some interesting things about yourself. Set a kitchen timer.  One person asks you two questions for seven minutes.  "What do you want?" and "What do you really want?"  The person asking those two questions cannot comment or help the person with seven minutes to answer. Hopefully you will get to answer the two questions a couple of dozen times. At first you say things like, a bigger house, ten million dollars, a vacation, etc.  But after a minute or two, you get down to a different level of desire and you start stating want you want in relationships and meaningful work.  It can get you started to find your path to amazing.  Then by all means, pray and seek God's wisdom and his blessings for your life.

Comments

What a timely post. Most of us pinball through life bouncing from idea to idea: rarely with a goal. Although, asking "What do I really want" sometimes leads me to the fridge for a cold one; more often than not, it helps me refocus on what's important in life. Erin, I'm so happy you've decided to take all the small steps that have led to where you are now. And this is just the beginning. Your efforts will bring a lot of joy to people's lives.
Thanks John. Sometimes going to the fridge for a cold one is part of the journey. It can be the stop and re-focus part. I appreciate your technical expertise as well as your friendship. This blog is here because you suggested it should be. If anyone out there needs a website and design genius, Pixel-whip is your go-to place.
Oh, you're too kind. I appreciate the plug.

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