{"id":255,"date":"2008-04-15T18:27:30","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T01:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2008-04-15T18:27:30","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T01:27:30","slug":"i-love-my-new-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/i-love-my-new-job\/","title":{"rendered":"I love my new job"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love my new job. It pays me beans, but I basically get paid to read while I work.\u00a0Last week, I read three books. So far (it’s Tuesday), I’ve read two more.<\/p>\n

I’m realizing that while I’ve been\u00a0in seminary,\u00a0my mind\u00a0went into reverse. There is something about my rebellious flesh that cannot enjoy a book if I am required to read it. Though, if truth be told, most of the assigned reading at seminary is mind-numbingly boring. Not all, but most.<\/p>\n

Anyway, since I got this new job, I’ve been reading about two books a week, and I can feel my mind starting to reawaken with creativity and life. I love it. I don’t want to sleep or eat. I just want to read, think, and write. My mind is on fire with ideas. It’s my resurrection from the land of the dead.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure what job I will get next (this job ends in mid May), but whatever it is, I need to keep reading (even if it’s not at work). I also don’t think I’ll go on for a Ph.D.\u00a0 I’d get P<\/strong>ermanent H<\/strong>ead D<\/strong>amage, and I’m not sure I’d pull out of that kind of\u00a0tailspin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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