500 a Day: Day Eight, 8.9.2017
adding experiences to your life is really important. At least that is something that I think I truly found out today.
Today was a good day. I got to spend time with my mentor who is full of wisdom, insight, and great humor. She thought to bring me to a crisis nursery for a tour of the place and to learn about their functions and what sort of people help out. It was amazing the variety of people that can work there. All it takes is creativity and a heart to give. I was floored by their acceptance of any person’s skill set and their appreciation of any sort of contribution. Typically, such places I assume would appreciate one’s time or money and/or donations. The first skill set they remarked on was a man skilled in woodworking who cut their doors. Amazing! What a creative, yet incredibly giving and important, contribution.
At the end of the tour, I reflected upon my own skill sets and interests and hobbies. Somewhere in this world, there is a place that will welcome me and my own personal skill sets, interests, and hobbies in a way that I am able to contribute toward their goals with them. That sounds absolutely exciting to me. The very thought has never crossed my mind. I always have compromised or given up a lot of myself when it comes to navigating this life. The idea of a job or career that would give me space to thrive as myself has barely crossed my mind. The mentality of limitations is so powerful.
And this whole thought process wouldn’t have happened if I didn’t have the experience I had today. EXPERIENCES ARE IMPORTANT. they are different things that you wouldn’t normally have in your life. they challenge the way you live currently, they inspire your mind into magical what-ifs, and they open your eyes to a new way in which the world works. Experiences are powerful.
But experiences without follow-through are simply memories with little impression. As I reflect over the day, I have thought through my own skill sets and interests that may turn out into major contributions at a job or in a career. I’ve been soaking in inspiring documentaries of creative beings who took their hobbies and made them into their dream careers. I’ve listened to motivating podcasts encouraging me to not limit my dreams based off of false pretenses and fears. I’ve talked with honest and dear friends who have challenged me to find my passion in life and keep gathering inspiration and grow in disciplines. I’m entering my second week of my 31 day writing challenge and I can be proud to have a physical record of something consistent in my life, something that I am working hard on completing each day, as well as actively doing something I actually enjoy doing - writing. I’ve taken in so much within the past week alone and I feel as if things are finally coming together for me now.
I am finally seeing some potential in my own life and it’s quite the experience.
