Making Work/Faith Connections

There is nothing like watching a close friend and admired associate step to the plate and hit a home run. The High Calling is putting their new beta site up, and I recommend you jump over there now and check it out.
Marcus Goodyear is one of the key engines in the development of my own strategic plans and writing goals. He does a marvelous job gathering content and resources of interest for those interested in the intersection of work and faith. For those of you who find the Christian faith a meaningful factor in your personal lives, here is an opportunity to make a valuable connection to your working lives.
You know how strongly I feel about the importance of the workplace. If you want to participate more fully in this new community and dialog, it is possible to become a member of thehighcalling.org.
I don't promote many things, but when someone of the caliber of Marcus is involved I know good things are afoot.

Sensing Change

I'm sensing change in the air. The morning fog weighs heavy on the breeze rustling through. There is something irrepressible about the wind, though, and my lips part in a relieved smile.
That change is coming is good to be aware and prepared. Discerning what change is coming is another matter altogether. I don't have a sense of that yet.
So with heightened senses I embark on my day, seeing the world through fresh eyes. But maybe it is not the world around me that has changed. Maybe it is I who am changing. How does one prepare for that?

Centered or Focused?

I lose steam when I lack focus. The lack of clarity is a hindrance. I've been complaining lately of the difficulty of maintaining focus.
I am beginning to suspect, though, that of greater significance is that I am not centered.
Feeling centered is different that feeling focused. I can be centered whether or not I am focused: enjoy a low center of gravity, internal poise, know who I am and whom I serve. Being centered speaks to a soundness and strength within myself. Being focused sees with clarity and steadiness what needs to happen outside of myself.
I think what I'm realizing is that becoming a more centered person comes before becoming a more focused person. While both are essential, one builds on the other. Centeredness extends the reach of my focus.