Knowledge Gained

Yesterday I was in a situation whereby my truck gave me an issue. It turned out, at the end of the day, to not be the issue I thought it was, but the problem will be fixed in short time.

My husband is mechanically inclined and has taught me some things over the years. Because of this, I wasn’t totally clueless about what the problem could be. Having this knowledge empowered me to try to sort it through on my own first, then ask for his help.

This is why I love knowledge and think it’s not ever a waste, no matter how you originally came about that knowledge either. One never knows when the knowledge will be needed, but having the knowledge gives a great advantage when faced with something needing that knowledge.

Another example is crocheting. I’ve been crocheting for some time and know the general basics. I was looking for a certain pattern a couple of times, but hadn’t found anything that completely appealed to me. However, because I had knowledge of those basics and of what could be done, I created each project with a mixture of crochet pattern ideas so that I then created something I was totally happy with each time. This knowledge gained worked to my advantage in those situations.

What about knowledge for one thing, but using it for something else? Well, that was a situation with life insurance. I’d somehow gotten into life insurance school and studied well. I didn’t make a great agent though and that was a short lived profession. However, the knowledge I did gain allows me to give people general advice from time to time.

Maybe there’s a point in your life whereby you have gained knowledge to then be useful farther down the line. A lot of times it’s a small bit of knowledge to pass on to someone else, such as, “Oh, I read an article about this very topic and it was suggested that….” Or, “Here’s the number of a great person that can help you with that.” Etc. Someone can also gain that small bit of knowledge and pass it along to you. You may have had that happen to you as well.

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Sometimes, you are led to certain places to show other people it can be done

I sometimes ask God what to write here. From there, I am usually reminded of a memory or thought. I figure, “Okay.” Here’s today’s thought, “Sometimes you are led to certain places or to certain experiences to show other people it can be done.”

We’d made some friends in a neighborhood where we bought a house and lived in for a time. After we moved out of the house, we’d moved into a little RV back in my hometown. I remember us visiting these friends and telling them we’d moved into a little RV and were staying in that until we figured out our next house move. They’d looked at us odd as they’d never heard of such a thing; however, somewhere down the line, they looked into a little RV for one of their sons and his girlfriend. To give them their own space, yet put them in the yard. If we hadn’t done it first, they may not have seen that as an option.

Another neighbor bought the same riding lawn mower and motorcycle as we had. In general conversations, we said what we loved about these things we used. When it came time to buy the lawnmower or when the lady wanted to buy her husband a motorcycle as a surprise, both times she chose what we had. In a way that seemed kind of odd, to be “copied” like that, but then again, if one does mention the great qualities of what they have, some think it’s a good idea to follow along in that regard.

These are two random memories come to mind. The point is, we are interacting to help each other in some way. Sometimes we know it, like going to school, taking a course, collaborating on a project. Other times, we don’t know it because we share the information then move forward with our lives, like chatting with some stranger in a diner. We think we’re just chatting. What we actually do is provide information they somehow will need in their own future.

It’s fascinating and vital really. No one person can know everything, that’s part of why communication and interacting is important. If you don’t know what you need to know, getting out and about will present someone on your path with the knowledge you need. This is a truth.

Beyond your Comfort Zone and Farther

I am always advocating for stepping outside of your comfort zone. It is one step into possibilities of a fuller life. As a note, many people are happy in their comfort zone and that’s an okay space to be. Those people are still being useful, still important, still making an impact. However, there are those people who know their own life needs to grow and this is where the comfort zone stretching happens.

It takes one step to get outside of your comfort zone. To do one thing differently. Such as… *taking a different route to work, *buying that dress/skirt/outfit you really want but isn’t your normal wear, *volunteering for a few hours, *inquiring about a job that isn’t in your field, *taking classes for something different than expected, *etc..

I’ve done that several times…stepped outside of my comfort zone. Each time, I gained something to benefit my life or someone else’s. Knowledge is never wasted and each new thing you do brings you some bit of knowledge. Either to enlighten your life in some way or to enlighten another’s. This is one of the key factors of the bigger picture of human interactions.

I used to think, once a person stepped outside of their comfort zone, their whole world shifted to another level of life. A level that was bigger than the level they were just on. I think that’s true for lots of people; however, I also think, sometimes, the stepping out is for one purpose each time. For instance, my learning life insurance didn’t turn into a career, but it did give me valuable information that I later passed on to someone who needed it.

Looking at this, thinking on my memories, makes me realize I am right where I need to be and fretting about where I think I need to be isn’t going to get me anywhere I’m not supposed to be. lol Make sense?

For example, I have led some people to deepen their faith and know God put those people before me each time. I felt the power of the presence of God in those moments. Really, nothing compares. This has caused me to think, many times, of teaching others in that way. However, God has never laid that before me. God has laid before me key moments with those he felt needed my words at those times. That’s enough.

There are other things I’ve tried to make into a career that I do well, but God hasn’t put before me for them to blossom. What God has done, is let me know when I need to use those talents and whom to use them for, like the handwritten comfort letters I write. Once in awhile, God says, “Write a letter to this person.” I do. It always makes a difference. I may not know the circumstances and don’t need to. I just need to encourage and that’s what I’ll do.

My unique gift with colors, this one I’d like to make a career of. Like Dr. Ruth was all about teaching sex and was THE person to go to, I’d love to be THE person who teaches people about the many ways color impacts our lives. 🙂

I know this is a longer post and hope you’re still with me. If you are, thank you. I appreciate it. As some final words, I want you to continue to step outside of your comfort zone. I don’t know if you’re like I used to think, thinking that one step would make everything “level up” and get discouraged when it doesn’t. I want you to know that every step outside of your comfort zone is important, valuable, and helpful to you or someone you know (or will know).

If you’re meant to “level up” in some way from one of those steps, it’ll feel so right and so easy and flow so divinely well. Cheers.