I'm new to Blogging; this is only my third day. So, here's what I did today. I 'googled' my blog - just out of curiosity to see if it would be found and what that would be like. Lame, yes...nevertheless, I did it...that's just me.
You know what I found out when I 'googled' "My Life's Seasons" + blog? I found out that I am only one of many who are contemplating their "Life's Seasons." Did I actually think that this was a dilemma of mine, and only mine? Knowing how I began to think of life as seasonal, I wonder how so many others did the same.
How did this thought process begin for me?
My daughter, Kim, told me a while back that some things I was doing and/or contemplating doing were natural for the "season" of my life. That one comment. That was it. And now, I think about it all of the time. I use the concept sometimes as a "rationale", sometimes as a "justification", sometimes as an "excuse" for my decisions and/or behavior. I go on "chick-trips" rather than family vacations. I get pedicures just to get to sit in the vibrating chair. I overlook dust in order to finish reading a chapter of a good book. I eat in bed and give my Yorkies bites. I drink a glass of wine every day. Not red wine for its medicinal purposes. Blush wine because it's good. I get massages on occasion. I work, but I leave it AT work.
Lest anyone think I have become totally self-absorbed, I have become obsessed with finding my "ministry" for my life. What can I do that will help others? What can I do that will affect others not as blessed as I am? How can I make someone else's life better that doesn't involve simply writing a check? How can I achieve this "ministry" with grace? Can I be a "minister" without having my pride destroy any good that might otherwise result? Big questions. Not sure I have the answers to ANY of them.
My "ministry" and my breadbaking are connected. I'm not sure just how as of yet, but they are definitely connected.....will have to give this a lot more thought.
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