what do you want to do when you grow up? it sounds really like a dumb question at this stage of my life... half over by most accounts. any how, i have a cousin who dropped out of college to go to film school. at first i thought this was really dumb and not very wise, but then i started to think about what he is really doing. he is following his dreams. he is risking failure to try and do what he wants to do. as i thought more about this idea, i realized that i know only a handful of people (maybe 3) who are actually doing anything close to what they wanted to do or thought that they would be doing when they were young.
are you doing what you wanted to do when you were young? are you working at a job because you have a passion and a love for it, or do you do it because it pays the bills. i was asked this question and i said i work to provide for my family not because i love it. i was then asked what would i love to do (even if it didn't pay) and i could not answer. i can't even remember having any dreams of what i wanted to be. i am not sure if this is because i was lazy and never wanted to do anything, or if it has been so long since i thought about "my dreams" that i can't recall them. i have thought about this question for several days now and still have no reply.
i think it is too late to make such a change that could jeopardize the well being of my family and turn my world on it's ear.
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Hey Michael, maybe it would help to think of the stories of your life. Where were you delighted in your life? Where were you broken?What do you hate? What do you love? Not easy questions, but maybe letting questions like that sit on us for while, clarity might come.
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