Business of Life

I have to share this story with you.  I had to take a break to recover from my first year of teaching in New York City and from the heartbreak of losing a student.  I decided that I wanted to learn more about business.  I'm a singer, so I need to understand how to run a business or what that should look like, right?  I don't want to be naive about the music BUSINESS.  It's more business than music.  Anyway, I started temping.  It was fun because I had the chance to go to different places and meet different people.  I finally ended up at a non-for-profit that focused on homelessness.  I was a book keeper there.  Any job I had or places I have worked, I've seen God's hand on me and He has shown me favor. 

At this job, my supervisor was very animated and passionate about everything.  This was my first time working with someone who was gay and had a partner.  Coming from Arkansas, I had not knowingly encountered homosexuals.  (You should have seen me when I went to the village and when I was caught in the gay pride parade one year.  That was an ADVENTURE.)  Anyway, he was a genuine guy and really liked me.  I shared my life with him by how I lived.  He knew I lived my life by the bible and we would often have interesting conversations.  I learned a lot from him.  While there, I focused on being a light and getting to know as many people as possible.  The problem with agencies like this is that the people they are taking care of are not completely treated the best.  They were more focused on the rich who were donating to the organization than on the people they were serving. 

I didn't like that because we are all human.  From dust we came and to dust we will return.  What you came here with is what you will leave with: NOTHING.  Anyway, I learned how to not show favortism, but to treat everyone with the same respect that I would want.  After working there for a period of time, I became bored.  I'm a hyper person by nature.  I can only sit behind a desk for so long.  I couldn't take it anymore.  I was there for 2 years and I had started missing working with children.  I was being called back into teaching.  I prayed a lot about where I should go.  I sat down with my supervisor and he told me that he noticed I was not happy and he was willing to let me go, but he would not fire me.  They gave me payment for two months and I was able to keep my insurance for that period.  During that time, I found the school I was going to teach in.  God's favor is on my life.