I read that really popular book Eat, Pray, Love this summer. I hate being inspired by cliche things but I feel my life is defined by a quote from that book.
"Life, if you keep chasing it so hard, will drive you to death"
I am exhausted. I am exhausted from constantly debating what to do with my life. Every time I start to panic I come to the conclusion that I CAN'T plan everything. I know this, but I can't stop wanting a plan.
I've realized through this constant state of worry that the reason for my anxiety comes from the fact that I want to do EVERYTHING. I really do. I want to:
Learn Spanish
Join the Peace Corps
Take classes in pottery, painting, dance and printmaking
Travel to Austrailia, New Zealand, Morocco, Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Chile, Argentina, Switzerland, Japan, Thailand, China, Korea, Kenya....the list will really never end.
Live in: Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Washington D.C., London, Edinburgh....and any of the countries listed above
Get an MPH
Get certified to teach ESL
Learn to snowboard
Get a dog
Get a second degree in International Studies
Write a book
Get a Doctorate
Books I want to read: The Alchemist, Man's Searh for Meaning, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, A Tale of Two Cities, Freakanomics...this list will also never stop.
I sincerely want to believe I can do it all, but it's exhausting to think which one should come first. It's exhausting to think about where I will make money to do these things.
now Carbon Leaf is echoing inside my head "Live a life less ordinary, live a life extrodinary with me...."
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