Change of Focus

A good friend of mine emailed me a random social work job listing this week. Curious, I clicked on the link and it brought me straight to a listing for the exact job I had been hoping to land just this summer. A local elementary was hiring a new Social Services Specialist, and that's exactly what I had been interested in. I had even been especially interested in working at that particular elementary school. It's an amazing job. It really is. But I can really say that it's not for me at this time. The curious thing was the timing. I had just last week been literally counting the blessings I have experienced and continue to experience at my current job. I had been reminding myself how lucky I am to have the position I'm in.

I love my job. I'm not sure I ever thought I could enjoy an Administrative Assistant position so much, but I do. In fact, in college, I met with a life coach to discuss possible career paths after taking one of those special assessment tests. The one thing the coach pointed out was that none of my top career matches were assistants. I clearly wanted to be in charge, and wouldn't be satisfied being an assistant.

But I have found my job as Administrative Assistant at our nonprofit to be a FABULOUS fit for me in this season of life! I love the people I work with. I have a lot of freedom to be creative. I feel very supported and encouraged. And for the most part, it's a very lower-key, low-stress position. I am able to leave at 4pm and pretty much not worry about work again until the next morning. It's great. It frees me up to pursue my other passions and to develop stronger relationships. I am to work with the leadership at church to explore how we can more effectively reach out into our community. I'm able to work with groups like the MLK Celebration Team to plan and coordinate important community events. I have more time to enjoy with friends and to hang out with my neighbors. And that's totally how I want life to be.

I know life is a series of seasons. I'm not sure what will be up next, and I still have a lot of questions, but I am really enjoying the job I'm in right now.