tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902056258087567564.post5700574332632637812..comments2023-10-26T09:55:21.467-04:00Comments on Ian Lawton: Wonder and ActionIan Lawtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515453952874757497noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902056258087567564.post-11121224877709534682009-02-12T19:28:00.000-05:002009-02-12T19:28:00.000-05:00Hi Melindathanks for your comment. I totally know ...Hi Melinda<BR/><BR/>thanks for your comment. I totally know what you mean about working hard on one path and being ready to take another if thats what opens us. Thats what happened to us when we hit a dead end in Sydney. 10 years later, i couldnt be happier with the new path we took<BR/>Hope to see you in GH soon<BR/>Love to all the family<BR/>IanIan Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515453952874757497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902056258087567564.post-52138293142851808522009-02-11T13:51:00.000-05:002009-02-11T13:51:00.000-05:00For me, part of experiencing wonder is staying ope...For me, part of experiencing wonder is staying open to what life has to offer. It is so easy, for me, to feel like because I have worked so hard towards one goal that there is only one path to follow after I achieve it. Given that I will graduate in the not-too-distant future, it will only be beneficial for me, and my family, to keep my heart open to the possibilities (and wonder) that are available in unexpected places. Thanks for the reminder.<BR/>-Melinda Anderson<BR/>ps- I check in regularly, but haven’t yet commented. I’m looking forward to our next visit to Michigan so we can listen to a sermon in person.Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583127674375835151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902056258087567564.post-22405778555479095502009-02-11T05:54:00.000-05:002009-02-11T05:54:00.000-05:00Thanks Raymond for sharing your story.The world ne...Thanks Raymond for sharing your story.<BR/>The world needs stories like yours to be told regularly and loudly right now.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924327089212913031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902056258087567564.post-36574438947728187812009-02-10T22:21:00.000-05:002009-02-10T22:21:00.000-05:00I got fired from a job back in 1993. I had everyth...I got fired from a job back in 1993. I had everything I had hoped and worked for: an office on the 43rd floor in downtown Minneapolis with a great view, a great salary, lots of perks, presitge, etc. But the occupation I was in never felt right. The work was not me. Yet, I was devasted. I then became a stay-at-home dad while my daughters were young and now I am in my 4th year teaching at an alternative high school. I make a quarter of what I made before. Teachers seem to have little prestige in our society. I certainly don't have a fancy office. But, I could not be happier. You are right. What can seem devastating at the time can really be a wonderful opportunity.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09736217318125121817noreply@blogger.com