This morning was one of those moments that made me stop in my tracks and made me think.
My fortune read : "Avoid unchallenging occupations - they will waste your great talents."
Trying to find where my career will lead me to these days has been on my mind. I know I had kept this fortune for a certain reason, most likely because I was working (at that time) in a job that I knew would not lead me towards my life career. There is only so much waitressing a person can handle!
I was glad to stumble upon this fortune today, it made me think and re-evaluate a whole lot all over again. And perhaps it will make me do a little more research as to where this career will lead me too. Fashion has been my first choice going into post-secondary school for it and all.... but I find myself questioning that industry. How will sewing pretty clothing make a difference in the world? Initially that is what I wish to get out of my career. I think if you are going to choose a career it has to give you something in return. Whether it is helping others, helping a cause... of course a lot of those careers are within the serve and protect type of careers. I am the type of person that could never find a career that would just fulfill someone else's five minutes of happiness, ie; someone purchasing that perfect dress that I have spent hours sketching, pattern making, fabric shopping and sewing for. Sure that dress might be the outfit that she wears when she meets the love of her life. It might also be the last dress she's ever seen wearing (clearly been watching too much BONES.... I am in love with this show right now...but back to my post).
At the end of the day I am someone that believes in other people just as much as I do in myself. And in a world that is full of shallow beings and perplexed beings I need to find a place in the world that will help me help you.
I have tried avoiding going into education my whole life. For those who know me I need not to explain myself for this. Lets just say a lot of my family has gone down that career path. I do not think there is anything wrong with the education system or of becoming an educator. I just always thought of that career as being one of simple life, a boring life, one not for me.
I was talking it over with my brother and as he was explaining that I need to do the pros and cons between the careers that I am anticipating throwing myself into and compare.
Education has always come back creeping into my life. Somehow my brain will light up and say
HEY WHAT ABOUT EDUCATION?! YOU WOULD BE GOOD AT IT. AND IF YOU GIVE IT A CHANCE YOU MIGHT EVEN LOVE IT.
But of course the creative side of my brain says; ya but doing corrections and writing up exams is lame. Wouldn't you rather have a studio and make some pretty clothing for a living?
That small shallow part me of wants to use the idea of owning my own studio as the way to be different, to brag about being "a designer" because it sounds so prestigious.
But at the end of the day, that's not me. Not even a little. I've always loved making my own clothing cutting up some stuff and wearing it receiving the compliments and questions about where I got my outfit..... but I think I would love even more being able to make a difference in some kids life.
Knowing that you matter to someone that was a complete stranger to you 10 months ago.
Would teaching be unchallenging? certainly not. Would it waste away my talents? some might disagree with this... my artistic wanting to create talents would not be making me money that is true, but my talents of being able to listen, help and understand someone else...those talents would be used, everyday, all day.
Sometimes I think we live in a tougher world then our grandparents did. Because even though we have life quite easy, we really make a mess of it by complicating it. Maybe we all need to get back to the roots of life.
The essentials of what makes a community, a city, a world.
What are you doing to help the world you live in today?
xx
nounou
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