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

[adrienmundi]

Um, you do know how old I am, right? I'm getting *impatient* :)

[grrlreloaded.livejournal.com]

I know :) I sympathize.
But I bet there's an 80 year old out there that's feeling much worse about it than you are. That's probably no comfort.
This is coming straight out of my ass, but maybe you can learn to enjoy the freedom. It sucks not having a Thing, but think about how much freedom that allows you. Maybe not being possessed by an outside interest is preferable, and you've just been brainwashed like the rest of us.

[adrienmundi]

It's not that I want a thing, I want a thing or things through which to add my passion about life.

to clarify...

[grrlreloaded.livejournal.com]

That's exactly what I meant when I said "thing."

Re: to clarify...

[adrienmundi]

Ah, OK, gotcha.