What?!

Tonight I had what was possibly the most outrageous experience I’ve had since living in Spokane.

Because I work in a mall, I come in contact with some very interesting characters.  I’ve gotten quite an assortment of people walking past my little stand.  This evening, Danny and I were sitting at work having a good conversation when my eyes happened upon an individual who looked like a woman, but could have just as easily been a man.  I wasn’t surprised; I had seen this individual before.  I returned to the conversation I was having.  But before this person walked past us, (s)he stopped, looked at me and declared, “Girl, you are too beautiful to be working behind that counter!  I’ve seen you here before and you should be a model!  You could be making some dough.  I’ve got a song in my head for you and it goes, ‘EVERYBODY DANCE NOW!’”  I nearly fell off my chair.  All I could say was, “Well, thank you!” as (s)he walked away.  

So, I have received my calling in life.  Who woulda thought?  Heh.  

Besides this, I’ve been learning a lot about what it means to live in relationships and how bad I am at it.  I get frustrated trying to know how to divide myself between the relationships I really want to invest in.  I still don’t have enough hands.  Not only that, but some days I just don’t want to put the effort in.  It’s easier to just sit and read my books than it is to spend time with new people.  I need to be intentional.  I need to invest in real, transparent, worthwhile relationships.  But some days I don’t want to have to try.  I don’t want to have to risk being vulnerable.  The thing I crave is also the thing I’m most afraid of.  

Some things never change, huh?