Deadliest Catch

First off - a confession - I kind of love this show. But I love any of the "reality" shows on the Discovery Channel. Did you know its a Biblical show? Really. The underlying message is from Luke 5. This is the passage where the fishermen have fished all night and caught nothing, but are told in the morning by Jesus to cast their nets again and suddenly they are overwhelmed with fish - the nets begin to break, they call their friends for help, but even that is not enough and the boats begin to sink. The message? Sometimes, when you go all in, when you really listen to the captain and put all your fishing nets on His side of the boat, things get a bit crazy. It can be dangerous - doing what He says, "fishing" that intensely. But the pay-off, just like on the show, is crazy awesome.

So a little more than 2 weeks ago, I went fishing. I put my resume out there - sending it directly to three gyms. The one I really wanted to hear from - I heard nothing. I was so bummed. So frustrated. One I really knew nothing about however, called me right away. This guy wanted to start offering aerobics at his sports facility and the idea sounded awesome. I'd be in charge of the whole deal - teaching, running the business, marketing - the whole enchilada. To me - that sounds great! But the location was kinda far away, and I was a little reluctant because I didn't know the guy at all. But it caused me to realize and officially recognize an idea that had been running through my brain for a while. Why not do my own thing? Start my own pilates studio - make my own hours, run the business by my ideas and philosophies? And stepping out on faith I contacted someone I know and inquired about renting his martial arts studio on days he doesn't use it. The fish start coming in - in under a week I'm in the middle of ironing out the details to open my own place in the fall.

Meanwhile at gym #3 they are looking at my resume and a few days ago, they called me. They want me to start teaching aerobics ans doing personal training as early as the first of June. I make my own schedule - childcare is on site and when a client asks for personal training, they put them in contact with me and I make it work with my timeframe. And its less than 10 miles away. More fish.

Then a local senior citizens group calls me looking for an instructor for their fall semester aerobics class - paying waaaaay more an hour than I make doing anything now. More fish.

Then a local spa calls me asking if I'd be interested in teaching pilates classes to their clients as part of their spa package. More fish.

Guys? My nets are so full that they are breaking. I'm afraid my boat is about to sink. I'm dizzy with the smell, startled by the listing of the boat, overwhelmed by the sheer number God has put in my nets and trying desperately to trust Him that this is His plan. 2 weeks and this is what has been caught in my nets. I'm literally seasick with the commotion in my life and wondering. . .is it possible I could JUST do this?