Life Calling
Posted on 4.24.10 at 10:03 pm
I’m approaching my 36th birthday and the blues are setting in – not blues about my age (although there are some beauty-related issues that have arisen lately) but blues about the fact that I still don’t know my true calling in life and deep inside I feel somewhat unfulfilled and empty. I know that this lawyer-thing isn’t my calling, but what is it? I have no idea and yet another year has passed and I’m not any closer to discovering it. Have you ever felt this way? Have you discovered your calling? How did you know that that was it?
4.25.10 at 4:31 pm
Krystal Grant comments:
Oh Justice Ny,
You have no idea how much I can relate to you. My 34th birthday is coming in June and I have settled on the fact that being a teacher is NOT my calling in life. After 10 years in the classroom I am officially done! Completely done! But I want you to know that even though you are searching for your calling, you have inspired me to follow my dreams of being a published author. If I had not attended the blogalicious conference last year, I would still be lost, confused and depressed about being a teacher. But your conference has sparked something in me that I can’t describe. So keep searching for your purpose but just know that you’ve helped me find mine.
4.25.10 at 6:15 pm
Justice Fergie
Twitter: www.twitter.com/justicefergie
comments:
Wow Krystal! I am overjoyed to hear that Blogalicious had such a positive impact on you! That is heartwarming and amazing.
Ny – I was where you were a couple of years ago, so I totally understand. Then…I caught the social media bug. Once my personal hobby of blogging, Twittering and the like aligned with my day job of regulating the consumer implications of social media, I finally felt like I had gotten into my life’s groove. While I still love that work imitates life for me, I know that it’s not what I was meant to to. I *think* I know what it is; the frustrating thing for me is knowing what it is, but not being able to DO it!! We’re so close, I can taste it :)
Meditate, and do some soul searching. Finding out what your purpose is will be half the battle to finding happiness.
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4.25.10 at 6:22 pm
Justice Ny
Twitter: JusticeNy
comments:
Thanks to both of you, you’ve brought tears to my eyes just knowing that I have support.
Krystal, we are truly touched that we helped you in such a personal way.
5.2.10 at 8:56 pm
DemMom comments:
No real advice here, but at least I know there are people in the same boat! I’ll be 36 in one month and I can’t figure out what I want to do “when I grow up.”
5.8.10 at 10:41 pm
LaJoyce comments:
It really comes down to doing what you love to do even if you don’t get paid for it. Then, figure out a way to get paid for doing what you love.
You have to love something. For me, I wasn’t really loving the lawyer thing either. But, I love my children and I spent all of my time dealing with their special education and IEP issues. Then I decided, why don’t I get paid to do this?
It serves two purposes, now I help people who were in the same boat as me. AND everytime I discover a new and exciting thing for a client, you have to know I’m asking for it for my own kid. Funny thing is, I ended making a heck of a lot more than when I was working at a firm that I hated. Keep searching…it will come