I hope you've had a great weekend
&
rearing to go for a new one!
But out of curiosity…
What's your favorite animal/creature?
What tickles your fancy?
Well today, Margaret,
I thought I would
introduce you to mine.
Now,
before I tell you about this little creature
let me forewarn you that
when I tell
people about this little creature,
they find it odd that I love it.
But I do:)!
So feel free to laugh when you hear it:)!
But in the end, you might like it too.
Oh,
and if you're eating, you might want to
pause this email,
and read it after you're finished:)!
Have I piqued your curiosity yet, Margaret?!
Ok…
let me set the scene for where I was first
introduced to it.
I was 12 years old, when my parents took
my sister and I, on a safari vacation,
in Zimbabwe
Of course we were all looking
forward to seeing
the large famous animals .
And we did.
We got to watch the animals
drinking from the water hole
every evening close to the lodge,
at sunset.
It was magical!
Well…
minus a very angry bull elephant
that almost charged at our car
during one of the game drives:)!
But,
the moment that changed my life,
on this trip,
came when I went on an early morning
children's game drive.
In the quiet dawn,
our game ranger stopped the range rover
and had all the kids come down.
Then he walked a little ways
and invited us all to crouch down
and look.
There before us were these
perfectly formed balls of dung.
We all wondered where they had come from.
Then he pointed a few inches away to
this little beetle…a dung beetle
as I would learn,
that was recycling the animal dung
into these perfect round balls and
taking it away.
It was amazing!
We all stood in awe and watched
this little creature industriously
take this unwanted byproduct
and make it into something useful.
It worked so methodically, so precisely
&
with such great focus
that we were mesmerized.
I was not yet a Christian
when I witnessed this little beetle.
But in that moment,
I knew,
when I saw it working so carefully,
that if God could give this little
creature such meaningful purpose,
there was absolutely no way
anyone on this Earth
was born without a purpose.
And that is why dear, Margaret,
one my favorite creatures on the Earth,
is the dung beetle.
Because it is such a great reminder
that we are ALL created with immense
purpose & value.
It turns out I'm not the only odd one who loves these little bugs.
I'm in good company,
TED talk on how incredibly fascinating
So,
what this little thing
has taught me and
I hope you too,
is
To carry that undivided focus
towards our
specific & noble purpose,
and
to live it out with all of our hearts.
How would we do things differently
if we believed:
“I was born for this”?
I believe
our commitment,
pride in our work,
joy,
boldness to speak for our work
&
our level of excellence,
would skyrocket if we did.
So, dear Margaret,
knowing that
“You're born for this”,
how would you like to show up
in your work this week?
Which of your gifts and talents
would you like use to their fullest potential?
Because like I said a couple of weeks ago,
You are extraordinary Margaret.
You are extraordinary.
Ok!
This week's video is preparing you
to show up strongly for all your talks, meetings &
presentations.
Hope feel inspired to take on your week confidently!
