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Straddling a Seesaw between Passion and Practicality

7/17/2020

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     As I finished feeding my granddaughter Eve a bottle, writing thoughts bounced in my head, but Eve just wanted to nap. So for a moment, Eve became my desktop, and we were both happy.     
     That’s how life is sometimes - passions in my head while practicality demands my hands. I straddle a seesaw between the wanna do’s and what’s literally in my lap to do. A hiking trail beckons, but so does the laundry.         
     In times like this, I remember a French monk who lived nearly four hundred years ago. Brother Lawrence learned that routine kitchen tasks like peeling potatoes could transcend into something higher simply by contemplating that God was with him. This is easier for me to do when I’m engaged in a delightful task like feeding Eve, but it’s a stretch when I’m cleaning a toilet.     
     Yet it’s incredible to contemplate that I’m not alone when I carry smelly trash outside or hunch over my desk paying bills. God is with me. Simple acts become holy.     
     Singer Peter Mayer captures that revelation in “Holy Now,” which I invite you to listen to here.

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9/3/2020 07:16:21 pm

Passion and practicality are hard to juggle. I mean, if you want to do what you are passionate about, then that is fine, but it is not easy. In my opinion, people should try to look for practical options if they do not have a lot of things. If you are not rich or anything, then practicality should always come first. Those who are truly passionate can do things that are far from practical, but still succeed, that is what I am hoping for you.

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