In order to provide some accountability (and a list I can refer to), here is a brief list of things I have in mind to talk about in this space in the next few days:
- My response to the DCF Maundy Thursday service. Especially the words, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" and "Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit."
- The encouragement that comes from the commonness of the Christian experience. There's nothing like picking up a book and being convinced that the contents were written to YOU. Also, the awesomeness of my friend Winn Collier and his latest book.
- Hobbies versus careers, and how the two can get mixed up.
Actually, I'll tackle that last one right now. As much as I like taking pictures, I've long been hesitant to try to turn photography into a career for fear that I would stop enjoying it. I have no doubt that things are different when you have to get the shot whether you are feeling creative or not. I tend to allow pressure to squeeze the joy from things, and I don't want to let that happen with something that I love.
Somehow I never connected that writing software might be the same situation for me. Some days / weeks / whatever I really like writing software. But trying to sit in front of a computer and churn out code day in and day out can be really discouraging for me. If I change careers, it wouldn't mean I can't write software. It would just mean I wouldn't have to do it every day. I could write software for fun! That would, of course, involve embracing the geeky of myself instead of trying to avoid it for the sake of an image.
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