My l i f e

Friday

4/29

My life at the moment is simple.  Work, rest, work.  A little bit of meeting new people but mainly work.  

My day starts like this.  I wake up and realise that I only have to be at work at 0900.  Or twenty minutes before.  But officially my teaching time starts at 0900. It always is a nice surprise!

But before I get to work i cycle there.  Which means I see a lot of people.  People who are strangers.  I see vendors at the fruit and veg market.  I see and smell lots of scooters ( I bought a mask to smell less) and I still haven't plucked up the courage to cross the big intersection.

This morning I noticed a man that I see every morning but today he was somewhat highlighted to me.  I noticed that he was doing the same thing that he has been doing since I started workin at at the Don Yuan branch which is cutting pineapple.  Yeah, he's being cutting the skins off pineapples like a boss- with precision and speed.  It seems to amaze me because there is still so much of the pineapple left and plus he does it in just about one long cut.  This is a simple thing for him but I struggle doing this without being pricked having my drool dripping on the now half a pine.  

So what has this got to do with my life? Um, maybe nothing but if I look deeper (like I love to do) I would see that he's been faithful with his job and he has a skill that not everyone has to that degree.  Maybe people look at your life and think the same.  While this should not be the fuel behind the fire it forms encouragement to know that skills sharpen and we have all been given gifts and talents,jobs and things to do that are specific and unique to our day. 

I have been encouraged this week to enjoy what I do.  I've been encouraged to sharpen the tools in my basket.  I have been encouraged to know that God is looking down at me in a favorable manner and that quite frankly is enough for my heart to do flip flax!

"Be encouraged heart. 

You are important. 

You are seen.  You are beautiful..."

Love,

Phoenix as Sarah