Character Cards

Months ago I met an expat Richard. He’s in need of a wordsmith and we’ve spoken several times regarding me rendering my services but I’d been focused on completion of my tasks. After reaching a stopping point coupled with the uneasiness I’ve felt over the past couple of months, I reached out and we met yesterday

His project is interesting and compelling. He’s narrowed down some universal character traits. Traits which permeate humanity. He’s visualized them, formatted them into posters and index cards, and located accompanying bullet points and a Bible verse.

We invested several hours in each other yesterday brainstorming and acting as each other’s sounding board. I’m unable to determine from one meeting what, if anything, will come from our meeting, but the meeting itself was actually fruitful.

Today, Thursday, November 21, 2019, I am grateful that:

My diminished value perception has begun to ease. Most things come very easy and as a result, it’s challenging for me to properly place a value on those items or services. Not just a monetary value but also level of expertise. Over the last three weeks I’ve experienced my adeptness with writing and editing and I’m realizing my proficiency is beyond what most who need my services are able to find or render themselves.

Richard shared his experience of a benefactor. He explained how he’d only been able to reach the point he had with the assistance of others. I’ve been reluctant, to put it mildly, to accept assistance. In fact, I’ve only done so on a finite number of times and in de minus amounts. Richard, on the other hand, has done so consistently and successfully for many years and it’s helped him in accomplishing, what I can surmise, is his purpose.

Ed and I had a conversation briefly this morning. Great guy. Honorable and forthright, I consider Ed a friend and trust him and his advice and value his experience. He has ended one chapter and begun another. He is transitioning and adjusting his career path and today was the first day along the new trajectory. I’m interested and excited to see what possibilities exist for him in his newest endeavor. I’m glad we spoke and hope he’ll be able to share some of his insights about the new position in the coming weeks or months.

Be Impactful!