Think back to when you were a kid. What did you want to be when you grew up? I had several. Here is a list of things I've wanted to be throughout my life:
- stay-at-home mom
- marine biologist
- detective
- secretary
- writer
- reporter
- model
- crime scene investigator (before CSI cracked open that world to the general public, thankyouverymuch)
- forensic anthropologist (before Bones, too!)
- funeral director
- own a bakery/coffee shop
- forest ranger
- physical trainer
- nutritionist
- histologist
Do you have a list like this? Are there any links between them, even if they are seemingly random? For instance, several of mine seem to revolve around health and science. Others around helping people. What does this mean for me? Does this mean that I've always been the same person, down in my core? Maybe. Maybe it's just a coincidence. Either way, I find it interesting.
Did you choose to follow through with one of the jobs on your list? In my life, I've held more than my fair share of jobs, some of which were on my first list. Others, not so much.
- Secretary/Admin Assistant
- Loan Officer
- Supervisor in a call center
- Call center specialist
- Fountain help/sandwich maker/restaurant cashier
- Day care worker (every age, from babies to school age)
- At-home medical transcriptionist
- Pathology lab assistant
- Retail store cashier
- Writer (publishing several magazine articles, homeschool unit studies, and online articles on a variety of subjects, as well as a few blogs over the years)
- Stay-at-home, homeschool mom
- a variety of MLM companies
- Marketing from home for a magazine
- Freelance copy editor
I'm 42 years old and have yet to develop a "life long career".
My sister brought up the topic of spiritual gifts and talents a few days ago. This spurred a conversation with all 4 of us along with our mom. I asked Mom what she thought, as our mother, were each of our gifts. She said that in me she sees compassion, understanding, and I have a calming effect on people. That I'm able to "calm people in their ridiculousness". (I sure love my Mummy!)
I coached my sister when she was in labor, and that was absolutely amazing. That I was able to take this woman who was struggling and able to help her focus and breathe and calm down...as much as possible in the process of your body opening up to squeeze out a small human...was the coolest thing ever. Maybe I should add Birth Assistant/Doula to that top list. Or even a Death Doula.
Anyway, the point is this. Am I the same person I was back when I dreaming those dreams? Not really. Life happened. Things changed. I changed. But the fact that there seems to be a common thread would indicate that maybe, at my core, I've been the same me all along. And maybe its an indication of what I should do with my life.
If I could just get to the point that I can figure it out and make it happen.
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