Chapters

The past couple of months have been a stressful time for me. My day job becomes very demanding for the first 6 months of the year, and I don't get out much because of it. Winter transitioned into a wet spring, and everything inside of me just wants to BE OUTSIDE IN THE SUN!! This has also been somewhat of a reflective time in my life as I've evaluated where I am and think about where I'd like to go from here. Maybe it's the season of closed chapters and new beginnings that's making me think like this; I don't know. (Side note: as I write this, I am listening to the pitter-patter of rain through an open window... it's a strangely soothing sound.)

As I thought of a title for this post, I thought of "Chapters." My immediate follow-up thought was "Oooh, that'd be a nice name for a restaurant or coffee shop." (I hereby stake my claim on that name!) At any rate, I've been thinking about how I can grow professionally, where I can do that, and how the effort I put into that will reap personal benefits.

My dream "job" is owning my own business. The hard part is that I can't decide what that business would be. I would love to own a store, a cafe, or an event planning business... I would also love to own a parking lot in the middle of downtown, a self-serve car wash facility, and a self-storage facility. The first three ideas represent my interests and talents while the latter three options represent less work and high cash flow! ;-) 

I don't know what I'll end up doing, but what I do know is that I need to be watchful for open doors. Those doors can be all shapes and sizes, and behind them are hallways and stairwells that lead to different places in life. I just pray for the discernment to know which door to walk through, the courage to go through it, and the faith to continue down the path that lies behind the door.