I am content. This sentence is, if you know me at all, a rare statement for me. In life, work, school, marriage, friends - I have it so good. I am richly blessed. I am content.
This probably means some change is on the horizon. The kind of change I am not really sure about but some chapters are about to end. I will graduate in June with my MA in Theological Studies from Bethel Seminary. After six years it will be good to be done. I am contemplating Doctoral work, but that will not happen during the next year for sure.
People keep asking me what I am going to do next - my reply is that I don’t think I am finished doing what I am supposed to be doing in my current job. I appreciate those folks who have concern over what I will do next, but I am really not worried about it. Content.
I am grateful for the life I lead. So grateful.
Joseph Valentine Dworak
Reading your post reminded me of a conversation with one of leadership team members at work. She is leaving the organization to start a new non-profit. I asked her about areas that she sees potential ways I can make a bigger mark in the organization. She replied, “What would you really like to do?” I said, “people development.” She said, “Well, there really isn’t anywhere in the orgnanization for people to go becuase we are not a big organization.” She then went on to talk about a few other areas she thought would be needed. As I thought about her statement about people development, I concluded that people development is not just about where you are going next but it’s about growing where you are at the moment. I see this is as a huge place of need within YF, however until I have some formal title in leadership that’s not going to happen. So I am going to go after a need that can move me in to that area. Anyway, thought I would share that with you.
-Maas