There's No Place Like Home

The title is a song from LOST that grabs my heart every time I hear it. I found sheet music yesterday and I've been learning to play it ever since. This song reminds me that, even though the fall has tragic consequences, God in his goodness has allowed us to experience so much beauty and redemption in this life.

These past few days have been a bit odd. There's a lot going on under the surface, so to speak. I've felt a lack of motivation, and yet I'm realizing so much about myself and gaining this new sense of urgency in life. On the one hand I have realized that my inner life, including my thoughts and emotions, is highly cluttered. My diet of "entertainment" has been a little too heavy recently and I need to cut back.

I'm beginning to see more clearly where some of my gifts lie. If I could have any job title, I think "Catalyst for Positive Change" would be the most appropriate. I love looking at a system or a person (most often, this person is myself) and doing two things: 1) looking at what works well, what aspect of a product or individual has really unique or important value - and then building on that; and 2) looking at what isn't working well, for what area of a system could benefit from change or what part of a person needs redemption in order to function more fully - and then find a plan that makes that happen. I'm looking forward to seeing how God will use these gifts in the future.

I had an interview scheduled for this afternoon, but the recruiter needed to reschedule for Thursday morning. I'm a bit excited about this position, and glad for the extra time to prepare.