Where am I going?

When you were small your parents, teachers, siblings, friends, and relatives would ask you what you wanted to be when you grew up and why? You would shout a doctor so I can heal people; firefighter so there are no more fires; super hero to stop the bad guys; princess so I can always wear fancy cloths; singer because I love to sing, magician because I can trick people, the list continues on. Then you got older and you thought about what you wanted to be and your ideas became more practical, the list now went more doctor to heal people, veterinarian to aid animals, NBA/NFL to be on TV., scientist to discover something original, lawyer I’m a good arguer, actress to become famous, artist to be creative all the time, and if you looked at mine princess still slipped its way in. When you ask people now the list is very specifics, sergeant specializing in neuroblastoma, lawyer in criminal justice, pidemiologist scientist, actress in film or on stage, FBI agent in PDR, Childs nutritionists; yes we still have reasons why we want to have these jobs, the thing that’s changed is we won’t pick the job unless is provides us with a descent sum of money. Then there are the people who knew what they were going to do their whole lives until now. I’m in that boat, I had everything planed then I took a moment to really look at what I planned. I realized it wasn’t right for me.

I had the idea I would major in natural health or physiology and metabolism and minor in fine arts. I wanted to become a nutritionist, after I got my degree I decided I would go to the more rural areas of the world and teach the people there how to get the adequate about of nutrition from the resources they have. It was a great idea, for someone else. I still want to minor in fine arts the only question is what to major in, what to be? After putting more thought then I should as a sophomore in high school I came to the conclusion, it doesn’t matter. I have time. We all have time. Right now is the time to make the stupid mistakes, and wild decisions. To stay up all night talking to friends, or drawing a picture, to go to the midnight premier of movies. Now is the time to go on road trips and get lost, to surprise your friends in the middle of the night, to take an art class even though you can’t draw a stick. Now is the time to date and fall in love over and over. To sleep in and stay out late, to do the things you never thought you would. Change and change again. Enjoy moments for what they are not what they could have been. Then when it is really the time to know what you want to be, who you want to be, you will know. So go crazy, do the unexpected, take the chances, live your life, because now is the time that you can.  Don’t worry about where you’re going, take time to think about where you are.

“Live life to the fullest and never ever look back, there is a reason for the future and a reason for the past. Love till it hurts and laugh till you cry and when your life flashes before you, make it worth while. Be happy for what you have done, and be happy for what you have over come, and most of all always be proud of what you have become.”

- Unknown