on work

[adrienmundi]

I'm always very interested in hearing about another's work, whatever it may be. I'm using the term here to indicate that to which they devote their energy, enthusiasm, and time, what gets that sparkle in their eye when it's opened up, what gets them wound up in a good way even to talk about. For some lucky people, this is their job/career, and I'm way happier for them than I am envious. For others, it's a calling, an outside interest, a hobby, an endless project, what have you. No matter what it is, I like hearing about it, because it's what makes people who they are, I think, or at least more who they are.

What I'm starting to realize, though, is that I don't know what my work is. There are things about which I obssess and/or can't ignore, but that's a more negative valence than what I'm after. Surely I've got work... don't I?

Comments

[grrlreloaded.livejournal.com]

I've felt the same way for sooooo long ... but I may have found mine in parkour. We'll see if my interest holds for longer than a month.

You'll find yours. I'm sure of it.

[servingdonuts.livejournal.com]

"Surely I've got work... don't I?"

Surely. But you may have a hard time ever finding it... Both me and mine have gone looking for ours at least a couple times each. It changes, too, the sneaky bastard.

But the pursuit is well worth it.

[adifferentriver.livejournal.com]

My best advice, based on my own situation: take those things about which you obsess and/or can't ignore and find some way to put your hands/heart/brain into doing something useful with those things. If what you try first doesn't leave you feeling passionate or fulfilled after a while, don't get discouraged... just think about what's missing, and try again.

YMMV, of course. :)