Falling Into Place

One of the services my publishing company will offer is manuscript editing, on a per project basis and for authors signed to the company. As I do not own the technology but hope to acquire the company that does, I’ll have to pay a fee for the service. The technology I’m deploying already exist but it’s applied differently than the needs of my company so I’ll need a programmer to make modifications. Last week I met one and a couple of months ago I met another one.

After briefly explaining my needs, both said they were interested in the project and making the modifications. I’d been waiting on completion of our website which should be finished before month’s end so I reached out to the service provider and requested the documentation to get the programmers started with modifications.

The idea is more than a year old and it’s not yet tested, still theoretical. I’ve got three personal manuscripts ready for submission and another one from a potential author. I’ve got a large enough sample to prove the theory but still waiting for more pieces to fall into place.

Things are lining up, pieces are falling into place but it’s taking much longer than anticipated. I get to learn patience, diplomacy, and financial restraint tempered with more and more patience.

Today, Friday, January 3, 2020, I am grateful that:

My mindset is more apt to finding solutions to problems than focusing on the problems. The birth of my publishing company, living in the Philippines, and many other experiences are the direct result of finding solutions to problems as opposed to how the problem can not be solved.

I’ve remained purposefully persistent. I’m moving forward towards fulfilling my purpose, no matter what. I will accomplish what He has put me here to finish. It can be done without me but my tasks are mine alone to complete. It’s the reason for my existence and come hell or high water, I will fulfill my purpose.

I’m documenting my journey. My experiences, as well as those of others, can be beneficial to others travelling a similar path. With reasonable certainty, humans have shared their experiences with others. I am no different. I must continue to leave evidence that not only can whatever the task, completion is inevitable with persistence but also plant the seed of hope. Hope that if I’m able to accomplish said tasks, the reader(you and those around you) will read and believe it’s possible for you also. That I simply exploited the gifts given by our Creator.

Be Great. Be Grateful!