6 Years ago I graduated high school. 6 YEARS, what?! In 6 years I have near accomplished a lot, finished a lot, started new things a lot, met many people along the way, and still have not grasped the 'real world'. Something high school does not prepare you for is the 'real world'. They tell you to:
1. Graduate
2. Go to College
3. Get a Job
4. Get Married
5. Have Kids
Why? Is there this timeline that we are following that we HAVE to do this and we HAVE to do that before our time runs out and we won't be allowed to be successful? Alright so I can check off 1, 2 and 3. But, I'm not finished 2 and 3 yet. I can just feel it. Maybe I want to go back to school, finish off my teaching degree, and get a new job, a different job. It's not that I don't enjoy hairstyling, maybe it's because I feel soooooooooooo unsuccessful with it, that I haven't fullfilled my feeling of accomplishment yet?
So with that being said, what else is out there? What else can I do? I like to try new things, experiment, get creative and pull stuff out of my invisible hat. My mother has said maybe I just like school way to much. Maybe it's a safe harbour for me, maybe I like the pressure of papers and the stability of a schedule? So yep, I want to go back to school, take some online courses, finish up my teaching so I can instruct hairstyling at aUniversity level?
Here is the thing. I say that I am going to do that, I put my mind to it...and then to actually go through with it..HA! That's another story. Something myself and my youngest brother and I have in common, we need that push. Just give me a little nudge, a tap on the shoulder, go on, then I will listen.
Or maybe I just need a new job? Like I have said, I do enjoy what I do...for the most part. It's hard to actually feel successful when I am just so incredibly and utterly bored with what I am doing. Hairstyling was supposed to be my niche...umm, I have yet to feel that. The job, the people, the clients, the atmosphere. Of course it is all taken into consideration....but to move on, that's the next step.
But! Stop complaining! Life is good, your people are good, your mind is full and your body is healthy. Go take on the world and try to figure out...what is out there?
- -meg-
- I am a simple girl in a complicated way. I love life with the possibilities and unexpected circumstance it brings my way. I have tried my best to be creative throughout my lifetime and I will continue to be. I strive to be unique and different and totally me in my own way. I have ups, I have downs, and I have inbetweens. Take me for who I am, love me for who I am, embrace the person that I am, for I won't change for you, but I will let you in my heart.
1 comments:
I know what you mean about high school not preparing us for the real world. The big push was to go to college or Uni but nothing about Trades. Trades are the bomb and something I wish I would have considered before wasting thousands of dollars on a useless half degree in Uni.
And don't worry about not having your life planned out. Some of the most interesting people I know still have no idea what they want to be "when they grow up".
And there is no law or rule saying that by the time we are _ age we need to have our life all planned out.
So sit back, have a cup of tea, read a book, listen to the birds and enjoy life. Let life come to you. Then and only then will you be pleasantly surprised and what opportunities life will throw your way.
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