Monday, November 9, 2009

Too Many Options!

Questions:

-Should I stay here in Austin or move back to Ontario...and if I move back where do I live there, Port Hope, Bobcaygeon, or Toronto?...or somewhere else entirely different?
-Should I go to Grad school, and if so where?...and what should I major in Fine Arts, English or Counseling?
-And if I stay in Austin, should I continue on at Hope Chapel or should I find another place of worship?
-And if I marry do I want to marry an American, and do I want to raise kids in the US?...and anyway, where are my possibilities of meeting someone I click with more...possible?
-Or should I continue my query into working and living overseas?

I am mulling over all these questions and many more. I feel overwhelmed...and part of it is that I need to make a decision pretty soon. There are pros and cons all over the place. I am tired of temporary living and want to make a home somewhere, and yet, I can't stop moving and am often thinking about where to be. My age and the place my family is play a part in all this as well.

Monday, January 19, 2009

Specific or General?

As I was riding my bike in the neighbourhood today, I was thinking...thinking about the specificity of our Callings. At first I considered, "Are our Callings like the husband/wife thing - we have only one for our life's duration?". Then I thought, "Surely not...perhaps it is more about location - calling and purpose are connected to where we are at a certain time, both physically and metaphysically". And yet, I wonder...

I have many interests, many passions, it is hard to consider one greater than another.

I have a friend who emphatically told me that she believed my calling was a very specific one. I think (though I really don't know, I should ask her) that she was implying I am made in such a way that my giftings are very specific and I am strongly directed in one or a few particular ways (does that make sense...?). Does that mean I am not well-rounded? Should I be glad for that?

Well, here I am, here and now, wondering what is next for me, what do I dedicate my life to the next while? A choice has to be made, and it has to be made sooner than later. It is good to remind myself "there is no fear in love".