Sometimes, it’s as though it takes a beaten spirit to realize what you want.
We all want to be successful, but some people have different perspectives on what it means to be truly successful. For example, does your job include a high salary? Do you get vacation time? Is it boring for the sake of having a substantial living? These questions seem monotonous–AmIRight? This is for my weirdos, my dreamers, my brilliant minds, my insane intellectuals: Go after everything you want. As I sat here thinking about where I want to be tomorrow, next year, five years from now, I began wondering what I even want to do with my life. I’m sure you’re all thinking, “What else is new? You’re a twenty-year-old college student.” Okay, true. Between starting out as a journalism major who wanted to take on the world as the next generation Carrie Bradshaw, to becoming an English Education major who wanted to talk about literature on the daily, and now to an English Studies major who has absolutely no idea what she wants–but she still wants to be the next generation Carrie Bradshaw–I have zero credibility when it comes to knowing what my future should entail. I don’t know where I’m going. I don’t know who I’m taking. I don’t know where I even want to live. I do know one thing, though: give me life. Let me see it all, do it all, and breathe it all in because this planet is huge and I want to soak up everything it has to offer. Another thought: school. Why? Why is it monotonous and why does it feel as though I am wasting my time? Is it the scenery? Sometimes I just want to pack a bag and go on an adventure. Give me some caffeine, a group of people who simply want to laugh and breathe in the fresh air, and I’ll be good to go. We can go to Los Angeles, Miami, Wilmington, London, Santorini, Paris, and anywhere we feel brings us a calling. After our adventure, give me a real-world experience in a field. I don’t want to read about what other people have done. I want to experience it. How am I supposed to train for a career if I do not have experience or training in said career? I’ll fetch coffee for someone who is one rung ahead of me on the rope. I’ll interview some poor shmuck with my less-than-average interviewing skills. I’ll learn how to sew so I can write a fashion piece. Let me do it. Let me try. Maybe this is just a rant. Maybe it was a waste of your time. Maybe I’m right. Maybe I’m wrong. But I’m going somewhere.
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Uncle Mike
2/1/2015 07:50:52 am
Your gonna "go" wherever you want to. Your maturity astounds me. Your ability to live out what you want to do in your thoughts and aspirations will not only motivate yourself, but others. Keep dreaming where you want to "go" and you will wake up there plus a little.
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Lauren Cross
2/9/2015 03:58:38 am
Thank you so much, Uncle Mike! The support is amazing and I can't believe I'm receiving feedback like this.
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Katarina Rose
2/2/2015 07:37:08 am
Wow that was amazing! You're such an amazingly talented writer Im glad I took the time to read this! I'm definitely going to keep up with this blog! :)
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Lauren Cross
2/9/2015 03:59:07 am
Thank you for the positivity :)
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Maddie Netherton
2/3/2015 04:01:54 am
STAHP. You switched from English Ed to English Studies?! WHY!? Also, please become the next Carrie Bradshaw.
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Lauren Cross
2/9/2015 04:00:21 am
I realized I don't want to teach anymore. I figure that's a good indication I should switch my major! Oh, and I'll try my best to become the next Carrie.
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