I am a bit of an enigma in my blue crew. I will honestly talk to anyone at anytime. It has become somewhat embarrassing to my lovely teenage boys. My heart in doing this is to help: Help people feel seen and connected to the community around them.
If I walk by something and I feel God prompting me, I will strike up a conversation by saying hi or sharing something I “notice”: A beautiful scarf, something about the environment around us in the moment or recognizing that we may have crossed paths before.
The other way I have used this choice to talk to anyone at anytime is that I will reach out to friends or friends of friends to help my boys on their journey to learn and find out what their passions are. I believe my job is to expose the boys to as many different situations and people so that they can make the best choices for themselves. This is a benefit of not having to sit six hours per day in a campus school building and is something I don’t take for granted.
Sidenote: I believe that when you are looking at a career, you need to actually talk to people doing the work you want to do to learn about what it entails and the friction points. Every job has friction and it’s all about deciding if you can deal with the heat it creates.
In our five year home learning journey, the boys have been fortunate to talk to:
A friend’s son who works for SpaceX.
A cousin who is the CEO for a mutual fund company. (I just learned he was a CEO after talking to a random stranger on a plane that ended up working for my cousin. HAHA)
A friend’s brother who is a Conservation Officer in the Yukon. (We even did a field trip to visit him in person.)
Friends who payed off their mortgage early and manage their money very well. Thanks Bubba and Shane for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
A friend who owns an Engineering firm in San Fransisco and does work for Google, Ebay, Stanford, to name a few well known companies.
A friend of a friend of a friend who works as a Conservation Officer alongside his hounds at the head office in Kamloops.
A friend of the above Conversation Officer who works in B.C. Fisheries.
A husband of a colleague that I worked with in Vernon who is a truck driver.
Two friends who are RCMP officers who we currently message frequently.
A Gymnastic/Strength and Conditioning Coach.
Currently, I am talking to people to find someone that works as a mechanic in F1, F2 or F3. I cannot wait to see how this shakes down.
I love how God wants us to be connected.
It’s fun to see who He brings across our paths, especially when we are open to talk to anyone at anytime. Humans have incredible stories to tell and the connections between us are often very deep and sometimes hilarious.
Happy Sunday (and blessed back to school, for those heading back tomorrow). Love what you do!
xoxo Joanna
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