Last week, I finished reading one of the greatest books I've ever read: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller. If I can ever inspire you to do one thing, I hope it's to go buy this book and read it. I have such a respect for authors. Every blog post I make, I struggle to put my words together in a cohesive and meaningful way...So when I read an entire book of cohesive and meaningful words, I'm just amazed, and so thankful that some people in this world are gifted with writing!
I have this theory that no matter what job/career/vocation we have in life, we eventually start to think it's not meaningful. We look at other people doing seemingly bigger things, and compare, and think we aren't changing the world. Or we look at just how many other people in the world are doing the EXACT SAME thing we're doing, and feel like what we're doing isn't all that special.
I work with an amazing bookkeeper who has mentioned that she doesn't feel like she does anything important because her job revolves around repetitive daily tasks. I was slightly taken aback when I heard this, because to me, she's my saving grace! My business would be a giant mess if it weren't for her smarts and ability to come in and make sense of things. To her, her job was so familiar that she forgot that there are lots of people out there who are terrible at math and finances (like me) and need her help. :)
So, what I'm trying to say here: What you do is not meaningless. We are all blessed with different gifts, brains, talents; we all need each other. I'm so thankful for people out there who can write a powerfully thought provoking book, perfectly balance a budget, and all the other things that people contribute to society that makes my life the way it is. To all of you people out there, THANK YOU for what you do! The world really wouldn't be the same without you.
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I had the awesome privilege of hanging out with Kiki and Ken for an afternoon, shooting engagement photos. I don't think I've ever asked for as many crazy poses and such as much as I did with them! K&K thank you so much for being SO FUN and up for it all! :) At one point, I had them run out into a field of super tall grass with their quilts flying back behind them (it was a freezing day!). I love, love, love the result, and had to share it.
The photo also made me think of a line from the book by Donald Miller (that you really need to go buy): "Intentionally create a memorable life...When we look back on our lives, what we will remember are the crazy things we did, the times we worked harder to make a day stand out." I've had tons of great conversations in coffee shops, but the conversations that I remember the most are the ones where I was sitting on the roof of my house watching the sun rise, or the ones where I was sitting in the hot tub of an apartment complex where we had to jump the fence to get into.
I'm secretly hoping that running out into that field like crazy created a memory for K&K. What will you do today to make your day stand out?
Friday, April 2, 2010 at 2:56PM 
