The Question

As a college student, I get asked every day "What do you want to do when you finish school?" and the answer is a carefully considered, but practical. I would like to work in finance at a surf company. The troubling thing is how I, and many other people came to this very sensible decision. After weighing out salaries, possibilities for promotion and the chances of realistically succeeding in our fields we all come to a realistic and practical conclusion. But what about if the exterior money woes and fear of failing were stripped from of the equation. Then, I'm assuming, our answers would be very different. The question is no longer, "What are you going to do when you grow up/get done with school?" but instead it is, "What would you LIKE to do with your life?," "What would make you HAPPY to do for the rest of your life?"

What would you do if money wasn't a part of the equation and there was no chance that you could fail?

Would you become a professional baseball player, help children in Africa, or own a major corporation? Would you be a dad, a teacher, or surf every break in the world? What is it that fills you with joy, gets you out of bed every morning excited, and sets your soul on fire?

I'm asking my friends, coworkers, family members, and anyone who's interested, to consider this question and take inventory of dreams and desires that may have been left in the dust years ago.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

New Direction...

In an effort to become more present and all around happier, I've been looking for pointers. Some people say exercise, others say get up earlier, but most often I told to be grateful, to find appreciation in the mundanity of life, because each and every day, as cliche as it sounds, it truly a gift. So, I'm gonna try to remember the joy and gratitude I feel in my life as it is each day. Ten things I'm grateful for every day
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