It finally happened. I have been searching for it for years! I finally found it and the price was very reasonable. So I ordered it and now have it here at home with me. I can hardly wait to begin using it.
My family knows how much I have used Gregg Shorthand over the years. I learned it during my senior year in high school. It helped on jobs. It helped tremendously in college. It helped during my director days. It helps while taking notes during Church services as well as on shopping lists. It is especially useful during Christmas time when I make notes to myself that my family can't read.
Although it's been "a few" years since high school, I still recall some of the basics and the "brief forms." Yet I realized that I needed to locate a book to refresh my skills. Unfortunately, shorthand has become quite a "lost art" over the years, which makes finding a book quite a challenge.
The search for it has been extensive and disappointing...until a week ago. I found one online and ordered it. A bit apprehensive, I figured that for thirty cents, I couldn't go wrong. (Shipping was around four dollars but I didn't mind!) Yes...my $4.30 purchase was minimal at the time. But when the package arrived with a book published forty-two years ago, in mint condition, I was thrilled! Skimming the pages, I already recall more of the techniques and brief forms than I imagined possible this soon.
No, the book may not be valued greatly by many, but it is a priceless treasure to me! I began thinking.
Isn't that similar to life? Sometimes we may feel we are simple with nothing special to offer in a fast-paced, technologically advanced world. We may feel outdated, insignificant or less than valuable to an ever-changing world. But God...sees us differently!
God designed us very significantly and specifically with purpose and value. That truth in itself will change our lives when we accept and embrace it. He also works through us to touch others. It may be a word we speak, a hug we share, a moment we listen or a way we show that we care...which changes someone's life completely. We don't have to be the most eloquent, educated or equipped individual on the planet to be effective for Him. We simply need to be available and willing examples of His love, hope and faithfulness. What God can do through a simple, willing heart is extraordinary.
Yes, I am so grateful for my simple, inexpensive, outdated book which will be quite helpful in my life. But I am even more grateful for a Heavenly Father Whose hope, healing, purpose and plan are never outdated and have changed me forever!♥~thl Acts 3: 5>10
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