Be like a child, Part II.

I realized something pretty monumental this week. I do NOT have to be the best nurse ever. I do NOT have to change the world. I do NOT have to push myself to the max of my abilities to see what I can do. There are people who WANT to do that. Instead, I want to just embrace who I am. That, is the easy yoke.

I am a child,
I love my Creator.
I love to learn,
I love to serve.
I play outside,
I run through the trees.
The sun feeds my soul
and joy radiates from within.
I am an artist,
I create beauty with my hands.
I love people,
I love their stories.
I hear music,
I feel horses.
Silence refills my cup
and movement unleashes my spirit.
I am a child.
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This morning I decided I was going to have a good day at work. Per chance, I opened up to Psalm 119:1-8 (the message version) and was fueled.

"You're blessed when you stay on course, walking steadily on the road revealed by God.
You're blessed when you follow his directions,
doing your best to find him.
That's right—you don't go off on your own;
you walk straight along the road he set.
You, God, prescribed the right way to live;
now you expect us to live it.
Oh, that my steps might be steady,
keeping to the course you set;
Then I'd never have any regrets
in comparing my life with your counsel.
I thank you for speaking straight from your heart;
I learn the pattern of your righteous ways.
I'm going to do what you tell me to do;
don't ever walk off and leave me."

I enjoy nursing, but it does not define me. I find it interesting, and it helps shape me more and more into His likeness. Whenever I try to fabricate this "end-all" goal, I feel uneasy. Why do I continue to try to figure it all out? People from all walks of life, all faiths, and all races continue to speak the same message to me: "Embrace your creativity, embrace the creativity of life. You have no idea what doors will open or where you will end up." God's plan is so much greater than mine, why do I even try?