The Thread of Theme0

I was fidgeting with the little cups of half-and-half as a good friend and I were talking life over lunch. Both of us being the ambitious dreamers that we are, we discussed all of the hats that we wear and all the ones we hope to wear.

As I shared my current roles and aspirations, I randomly placed a thimble of half-and-half on the table for each one I mentioned. When I was done, I looked at all those little cups scattered on the table, representing my life, and began to line them up by priority.

Then it hit me!

There’s a thread that connects them all. I identified what all of these cups had in common and a theme emerged. And let me tell you, it was such a moment of clarity for me!  So much so, I themed this site after it.

That’s the thing about a story, it needs a theme. So does your story.

If someone asked you what your favorite film was about, you could describe it, right? Could you do the same thing for your life? 

Here’s the thing: you have been empowered to craft the theme for your life. You get to decide based on your interests, talents, passions, and convictions.

Let me encourage you to inventory the roles in your story and the ones you hope to have.  Use a tangible object (half-and-half cups, pen and paper, Fruity Pebbles, whatever), and ask these questions:

• What do these roles have in common?
• If someone didn’t know me and saw this, what would they think matters to me?
• Which ones get my juices flowing most?
• Is there anything I need to let go of?
• And of course, does this line up with what God wants for my life?

 
Chances are, a theme is there just waiting to surface. It was there all along. And once you identify the theme, it will help you make better decisions and live a better story.

At least that’s what I’m learning.

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