For fun and for free

In Susan Isaac's book "Angry Conversations with God" there is a chapter called For Fun and For Free. I love it. In this chapter she talked of her own fight with God about doing what she loved and felt she was best at, yet could not get paid for it. As she walked it through with Him she found that maybe she didn't have to let some crap job name her because she couldn't have a career in what she loved. Love it!

What if we do the stuff that's really in us not for any other reason than just because we love it and feel alive when we do it. Even if we feel it's the best thing we do and think we really should get paid for it - maybe, the heart of God is that we would do it for free. Just for fun. Just because we can't help ourselves.

Today a couple things that I've struggled over wanting to do more with and wondering if will ever come about came to mind. Though I don't have a crap job and what I love and am gifted at is where my roles in life are. So maybe I don't count. But wait - I do! Because that chapter kicked my butt. There are things in me that sometimes feel dormant and untapped. And in my awesome job and role as a wife & mom I feel convicted to revisit again the same thing - would i do it for fun and for free? It's how I started out, but am I still doing it for those reasons? And so... I'm trying it out - to do those things I love just for fun, and for free. Because the truth is no one can stop me from doing them. And I don't need to wait for anyone to invite me in or to acknowledge me with a paycheck or a thank you honey. These passions are the note I play in this world and what I love but am gifted at. I'm playing again! And I feel full of life.

What do you do for fun and for free?