Reinvention or No Idea What I Want to be When I Grow Up
So what do YOU want to be when you grow up? I have no idea either. I should since technically I am in the midst of that dreaded condition known as "middle age". But nope, I haven't a clue. I've had a variety of jobs since turning 15 - delivered newspapers, worked retail, clerical work in a legal office, broadcasting.... yadda, yadda, yadda. Through it all I still haven't found my "calling". Which begs the question.... is the concept of a "calling" a myth? A lie we tell ourselves? Do we strive to reinvent ourselves because we can't find our "calling" or because we are just plain bored? I'm not bored. That much I do know for certain. I'm too busy to be bored. Burned out maybe. I am not happy with my life whatever the reason. Work isn't as satisfying as it should/could be. Eight years ago (nearly nine) I embarked on a new path - set out to find a new career. And I found one. I was excited. I was...