This is a collection of quotes and poems which I use to validate some of my mindless thoughts and feelings about myself and life in general.
I tried something new here... I used any pictures that I have taken, and I wrote the poems over them. Each...
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Author Summary
Before college, I wanted to be a physician assistant. My mother is a nurse, my best friend's sister had all of the books, it is five years of schooling then you make at least $120,000 a year. Not too shabby right? Well then I began taking classes for the major, and I realized I hated it. I hated dissecting dead animals, I hated math, and I hated awkward silence... Physician assistants definitely deal with awkward silence on the daily I'm sure. ANYWAY, so I began sifting through my passions. I loved to exercise, paint, draw, read, write, sing, etc... inevitably I decided to stick with English since it is my native language and I enjoy reading and writing. I wanted to be an art therapist but I set that thought in the back of my head, along with being a personal trainer. I figured I would keep these as hobbies. I also knew I would become more literate if I became an English major, which seems to be more valuable than becoming a better painter or better at exercising... in my eyes at least. My mind kept swerving from path to path, but along the way it would stay put on the path of English. I thought of being a News Anchor because I looked up their salary and they make pretty damn good money for receiving a bachelors, but sooner than later I realized maybe I'm not so sure about exaggerating world events on live TV... so I finally decided I would enjoy being an English teacher.
I weighed out all the pros and cons:
Pros - weekends off, holidays off, summers off, decent pay, pension, health benefits, etc. Cons - not paid much... but still pretty good. Dealing with bratty kids, but I am good with dealing with children; and kids like my little sister's friends think I am "cool" so they respect me hahah.
I am still in school for English Education, and I couldn't be more proud of myself for making this decision. All my life I have been fixated on striking a job that pays really well, but I see my mother who is a nurse, working all the damn time making damn good money, but for what? The amount of money doesn't make up for the lost time... I would rather live on a budget of money than on budgeted time.
This poem questions YOUR idea of success. It makes you wonder what is more important to you... do you look forward to working a 50hr week making about $40hr while living a luxurious lifestyle that you rarely get to enjoy? Or do you prefer making less than that, and spending more time rather than more money on the things you love? (Obviously I chose the second). I am not saying you are wrong or a bad person for choosing luxury over leisure... some people just have really high standards for themselves and their security. I on the other hand am okay with being financially comfortable, as long as I have time to paint, read, write, exercise, and just simply do the things I love and see the people I love. I hope this poem allows you some sort of insight into your deeper self in order to learn what you think is best for you. ♡
