I LOVE water!
I love the ocean and the amazing creations God has made that reside in
it; the fish, coral reefs, sand… I love everything about the ocean! I
love lakes and I even like pools. I just love water.
God gave me an opportunity in February 2012 to experience His creations underwater in a whole new way through SCUBA Diving. I have spent the past eight months pursuing this love and new found passion of mine and becoming a PADI Pro. It was a lot of work. It was a TRUCK load of time and don’t even get me started on the investment of finances. It was my “everything” this entire year.
Last night, I stopped by my PO Box to get the weeks mail and there was a very large packet in there from PADI.
It had arrived!
The long awaited package that I had sunk my heart and soul into.
ex·pec·ta·tion (noun)
Expectations.
When I set out in pursuit to go PADI Pro,
God gave me an opportunity in February 2012 to experience His creations underwater in a whole new way through SCUBA Diving. I have spent the past eight months pursuing this love and new found passion of mine and becoming a PADI Pro. It was a lot of work. It was a TRUCK load of time and don’t even get me started on the investment of finances. It was my “everything” this entire year.
Last night, I stopped by my PO Box to get the weeks mail and there was a very large packet in there from PADI.
It had arrived!
The long awaited package that I had sunk my heart and soul into.
It was labeled “Package Divemaster Fulfillment” and reality set in…
I am officially a PADI Divemaster. I did it!!!
As I drove home, I wasn’t nearly as
excited as I thought I’d be. In fact, it didn’t even feel celebratory at
all. I didn’t feel different. This certification and card didn’t change
who I was or am. The new found professional level of diving and title
just didn’t bring the JOY to my life that I had hoped and thought it
would. ex·pec·ta·tion (noun)
- a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future.
- a belief that someone will or should achieve something.
- a feeling or belief about how successful, good, etc., someone or something will be
Expectations.
We all have them.
Whether we admit it or not, there they are.
We wish and hope. We plan away. To be
spiritual we even pray about it. We tell ourselves, “I have no
expectations”. Then something doesn’t go exactly how we really wanted it
to and our dreams are crushed and our hearts shattered.When I set out in pursuit to go PADI Pro,
I had expectations.
I had expectations of how I’d feel and what I’d think.
I had expectations of a new “dream job” on a magical island
and the steps I’d be taking to become an instructor.
Somewhere in the middle of “my” plans, God intervened in a way I could have never expected.
To be continued...
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