General Jackassery

Guess there hasn’t been that much to write about. I’ve been doing a lot of reading and surfing lately and just haven’t fealt the urge to write. I have however, come across some things that I’ve found interesting over the last couple of days that I would like to share with you.

I’ve heard a lot about this guy named Stephen Covey. He’s considered “The Man” when it comes to leadership. He’s got a book out now called “The 8th Habit.” Anyway, I was in the airport in Raleigh, NC yesterday and I didn’t have anything to read so I bought it. Before I knew it I was through part one and was actually in the process of re-reading the first chapter. When I finished the first chapter I laid the book down and starting to really think about it.

I think that many people spend a lot of time wondering what the meaning of life is and in doing that they miss the point. The point is for you to find your own meaning and for you to live a meaningful life. That is why God made us all different.

The book references a conversation between and man and his doctor. The doctor asks how many hours a day the man works and the man’s response is, “I don’t know, how many hours a day do you breath?” My immediate response to that was “ahh, a workaholic, that’s bad.” But that’s not the way this was inteded. The intent was to show that when work, play, relaxation and life in general all start to merge and become one then you’re doing what you’re meant to do. If you’re spending 40 hours a week in the office working just to get to the weekend then you’re not living a meaningful life.

So I started thinking about it and I’ve really had a flood of things in my head for the last two days, but I’ve been working on a “vision.” Something I think I would be happy with if I was “working” on Monday or Sunday. I would like a career that involves my chosen field of study (Civil Engineering), the Church and charities.

I’ve been watching this show called “Extreme Makeover, Home Edition” whenever I get the chance and I love it. The show is really about helping people, but for a Civil Engineer it’s neat to watch them demolish and rebuild a house in 7 days. I would like to be involved in something like that. I would like to be more involved in my community and I would like to do it in a way that promotes our environment.

So that’s what I’m working on now. I think step one is to find a Church that Sarah and I would like to get involved with.