As a Christian, I believe in second chances, and third, and fourth, and fifth chances...in all aspects of life. It stems from knowing I am imperfect, but that God is still pursuing me. So how can I not believe things can change?
I started this post thinking I was writing about restarting a blog that I haven't touched in 4 years, but it is much more than that. I feel like I am finally waking up from years of emotional and intellectual coma. A lot has happened in 4 years. Since my last post I have changed jobs, moved cities, and parted ways from my ex-boyfriend. In fact, those three things all happened within a few months of each other. Talk about change!
What followed was a rather long mourning period, as I learned what it means to be sad, the kind of sad that doesn't disappear when someone cracks a joke or when something good happens. And that sadness slowly morphed into a type of listlessness. Even self-imposed goals to do well at my new job and learn something new (first guitar, then swimming) did little to inspire me. I suddenly did not have an answer for what made me happy or what I loved or who I was.
But second chances do happen. I feel energized and curious again, about life, about God, about my potential to give something back to society, and about finding someone after my heart. I am starting to ask myself who I want to be, not just trying to figure out who I am.
I have my family to thank for sticking with me, and God to thank for giving me a second chance.
Enough about me, here are some "second chances" I hope you will enjoy:
People of the Second Chance - A site dedicated to people sharing stories about second chances.
The Art of Recology - I was recently in the SFO airport and passed by a beautiful collection of works by artists who turn objects scavenged from the Public Disposal and Recycling Area into pieces that delight, inspire, and call to action.
Robohands - The inspiring story of two guys located on two different continents coming together to give children with fingers the gift of being able to pick things up without spending a fortune on traditional prosthesis. The "hands" they design can be printed on 3D printers and re-printed as children grow.
Cyrus Kabiru - the Kenyan artist who gave found objects a second chance as eyewear.
Lastly, some fun 'recycled' products:
Recycled Chair as Hangers, image from inhabitat.com
Talc powder containers as USB drivers, image from dnacreative.org
Oven-turned-fold-out chair, image from davison.com
Wine bottles for lamps, image from designrulz.com
CD's as CD holders, image from insidethemindofnicole.blogspot.com
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