Monday, February 21, 2005

I would have the perfect job if...

I could get paid to do the following:

1) Blog and write(but not to be published...don't like the pressure)
2) Spend time with people listening to their stories and caring for them
3) Have time to be involved in the community raising awareness of social issues and volunteering in a shelter or an AIDS clinic.
4) Thinking up creative ways to build community and do them(make dinners, plan movie nights, etc.)
5) Read. Anything that will stimulate contemplation in me and in turn be used to encourage people.
6) Spend time caring for children(but only kids that I like)
7) Care for a commmunity of people and inspire them toward loving Jesus and loving other people.
8) Organize things...set up calendars, administrative stuff that ties in with community stuff.
9) Setting clothing displays in department stores(the ones in Mervyn's bite....sorry I am a bit obsessed with store displays that model 90's style....so wrong)
10) Make ugly things pretty and neat

Okay so maybe I do want to be a paid-pastor. I remember saying once that the only way that I could become a full-time paid pastor was if it were in my job description that I were to spend 1/2 of my time volunteering with a community program.

This whole needing to find a career thing sucks ass. It sucks even more when you to a certain degree feel called toward something and don't know how to get to the end of the rainbow. Several years ago someone said to me:
"Find your passion and when you find that, find out how to get paid to do it."

It would be nice if my passion were in line with something that would provide a 401K and stock options. I never used to think about this crap and now I worry about it. Planning for the future.

The reality is...that I have a great job as a nanny. I love to go to work. I hate it when I am sick or the weekends...I feel like I miss stuff. The only thing that would make it perfect is if I had time for people. Sometimes I miss the flexibility of the coffee shop, where I could meet with people in the afternoons and evenings and not worry about getting up on time and being prepared for the day.

I guess you can't have your cake and eat it too.

posted by Kat @ 9:58 PM