One of my favorite movies in about sixth or seventh grade was Rat Race. One of the main characters in it was a female helicopter pilot and after watching it multiple times the idea was embedded in my brain. I wanted to fly helicopters. I had my mind set on this goal for a year or two, but had no idea how to reach it. Eventually I just forgot all about it and moved on to other things.
I went through several ideas of what I aspired to be when I grow up throughout my middle school years and none of them were at all right for me. When I got into high school I felt more pressure on making a decision. People were talking about colleges and their life plans. I still had no idea what I wanted to be in life, how on Earth was I supposed to choose a college? I thought about being an artist, maybe a photographer, but I had no faith in myself in going to art school. I became a vegetarian at the end of freshman year and started thinking of all the exciting meat-less foods I could cook. That was when I got the idea to open my own vegetarian restaurant. Art and cooking have since then been my main two focuses, although I wouldn't be surprised if that changed. I realized recently though that what I want most in life is to help others. I don't want or need to be an icon in history like Gandhi or Che Guevara, but it would be nice to make a difference in someones life. Now I hope to someday open my own soup kitchen/food pantry to help those in need of food. I know I will probably never have excessive amounts of money, but as long as I have enough in life to help others, I'll be happy.
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Welcome to the class! I enjoyed your first blog. I especially like how you conclude with simply wanting to bring happiness into your life by helping others. Uber cool!
Damn, now I feel super shallow, lol. That's ok, I've come to terms with it anyway :-) Great blog, and it sounds like you may have more of a grasp on what you want than you give yourself credit for. (Well, that, or I totally misread the end, either will do, lol) It's gonna be interesting having s new face in the classroom and a new blog in the list and I can't wait to see what you have to say!
Hey there, Abby!
Thanks for joining us in class, and good luck with your new job at Dunkins!
Don't feel pressured to decide now what it is you want to do in life. Within these last few weeks, I have turned my whole life upside down trying to answer that question, bouncing back and forth between Communications and Exercise Science. The truth is, you probably won't know what it is you want to do until you actually get out in the world and try some things.
You can always go back to school and get another degree if Plan A doesn't work out. I hear once you get the first one, the second one is a breeze. Right now, my philosophy is: when in doubt, double-major. I don't recommend that for everyone, though. So hang in there. Life isn't all that short; you'll find your calling soon enough.
Goodluck on your new job!! I bet you're gonna get sick of Dunkins soon. "hehe"
Very well written! Dunkin donuts kicks ass so have fun working there..
Yay, comment 2 fulfilling an assignment requirement! :-) I still think you're way nicer than me and now that my pretend fashion show is over I have very little left to make me feel better about my obsession with clothing. Now it's not even earning me class credits, lol. At least your passion helps others and that's a very impressive trait. Very few people today live to help those who need it and I find those who do to be endlessly admirable and fascinating. Kudos to you and I wish you the best of luck with eveything. If you ever need someone to ladle out soup once you open Lulu's, lemme know. I'll need something to keep me down to earth once I'm fantastically weathly doing.......
Well, I dunno yet, but apparently something big. :-)
Hey Abby!
That is awesome, I always wanted to do something that helped people too. I was kind of the same way with not knowing what I wanted to do and feeling really pressured to figure it out in what felt like such a short amount of time.
Hang in there and at one point you will know, you're still young! :)
It's so encouraging to hear that you want to help people. Your life-goal is not to be rich, but to open up a soup kitchen. I find that admirable. If you ask me--and you didn't--stop worrying about who you want to be, and follow your heart. You're already a fantastic you!
It is cool to hear that a young adult like you has the heart to reach out and help other people. I would want to help others, yet I can barely help myself. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up either.
I think addressing that question to a 17-year-old person is simply unfair! I, too, started college when I was 17 and it turned out miserably. Now I am 36, have three children, and am a junior in college. While I know what area I want my degree to be in, I still don't know what I want to do. I guess my point is, don't feel hurried to decide. College is the most wonderful place to grow, to figure out who you are going to be, and to begin to see a path to your future. Why do you think so many people stay in college for so long??? Just don't lose touch with the compassionate side of yourself. Sometimes that can take you very far.
I hope I haven't pressured you with this obnoxious question. I usually ask my classes it, just to point out how unanswerable it really is. Here I am, never mind how old, and I still have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.
I must admit, though, I've had the best job on the planet these past how many years--as mom to you and your brother. You are an incredible person; I am blessed to have you in my life.
Okay. Enough emotion. Geeze. Us moms these days.
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