The Sky is Rearranging A journey from pieces to completed puzzles

I was fortunate to be a delegate to our diocesan council this past weekend.  It was a wonderful experience.  The highlight for me was not debating the issues before us but listening to Bishop Doyle’s address.  In it he talked about the church.  As I listened I thought about my life.

It has changed forever.  The things that  I used to believe have been shown to be untrue.  When and where it happened I do not know.  But it has been within the past several months that I have finally realized I was existing in a place that no longer gave me the nutrients to grow.  Somewhere the past gave way to a desire and vision for the future.  The vision is still cloudy but it is being formed. 

As I look at the studies in which I have participated and the insight I have gained in the past several months, I now realize that my way of living the life I was given was not heading toward a path that would sustain my desires for a life lived fully.  I could no longer apply for the jobs the same way I had been doing.  I could no longer depend on my resume or my networking skills to forward my talents.  I could no longer believe that all was well except the economy in our state and country. 

I was on the path of least resistance on a journey in the jungle.  It was time to look for a highway for getting out of the jungle I had made in my life.  It was time to quit accepting that life had to be the way it was and time to make it the way I wanted and needed. 

So here I am…working to develop the skills I have that I am passionate about sharing.  I am creating a new way of approaching life’s daily lessons and the long-term possibilities found in life. 

I will step on the other side of the unknown to try to clear the vision for my life.  I will not go alone but with the prayers of friends and family.  They we keep me tethered on a path to my goals and visions.  They will fortify my courage, remind me of the passion, and applaud each small step in my path.