What does WHATEVER look like?

Several days ago, I woke with a headache. When it continued for several hours I knew I needed to figure it out. (When something’s not right, I almost always have some spiritual lesson to learn from it.) I've gotten stress headaches when I was working, but I'm not working right now, so what's this all about?

Actually, not having a regular job right now has been very liberating. I feel free to explore new channels of thought. But fear of my financial situation was nagging at me, but I’d been putting off dealing with it.

I often learn lessons from ideas and stories that come to me and what came to me is the Bible story of The Prodigal.

Here’s the gist of the story: A father has two sons, and the younger asks for his inheritance early and then runs off and squanders it all on "riotous living." The older son feels slighted when his father welcomes his repentant younger son home with open arms and throws a big party for him. The father has to assure the older son that it is right to celebrate. They weren't celebrating his departure and mistakes, they were rejoicing in his homecoming. The father also assures the older son that all that they had belongs to him too.

Both brothers were sons of their father, who loved them both. This applies to me too. I have the divine Father-Mother's constant love for me.

Down whatever path all this freedom I feel right now is leading me, I'm still being loved and guided by my divine Parent. In what feels like uncharted territory, I'm confident that God is the navigator. If I'm sincerely listening to the creative and guiding Mind and really trying to follow His direction, then I can count on being benefited. After all, the younger son couldn’t come home and witness this extraordinary act of love by his father if he’d never taken his journey. Wherever my journey is taking me, I can never leave my Father’s presence and care, and I’m confident that I’ll feel His/Her love for me throughout.

And in fact, good things are already happening. My roommate has just assured me I don't have to worry about paying for rent or food for a while. She's glad to have me here anyway. That's sweet, and I'm so grateful! She sees that I am being helpful and that she is not alone with me here. I have a purpose here. I hadn’t really seen that before.

Seems like I kept thinking that “success” or “career” had to look a certain way, but wouldn't it be nice to have a job where you do whatever is needed that day? What variety! What challenge! What adventure! Everyday would be different and new. It might even grow into a career - one that’s helpful, satisfying, and financially rewarding.

When I started thinking along these lines, I saw that there were infinite possibilities I hadn’t seen before. Later, I realized my headache was gone, and I had a whole new concept of what work could be. It can be... whatever! Whatever is needed.

And what should I expect as pay? Same thing. Whatever! Whatever I need.

So, yesterday I spent the whole day helping people. I gave a friend a lesson on how to use her computer, and for another friend I ran errands and made lunch. And they paid me for my work. I am so grateful! And best of all, I loved helping them.

I now know how to go forward. I'll open up to ideas that come to me and see what comes. I’ll do whatever is needed day by day. And I’ll expect to be sustained in whatever ways are real benefit to me, and expect too that I will enjoy the work.

I’ll let you know what Whatever looks like. And what blessings it brings.