“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver
Is it bad that I’m 28, and I have no answer to this question?
I thought I knew what I wanted to do at age 16. And while helping those in need will always be a part of my life, I have had a terrible time finding full-time work in my field. So, my options are: 1) Get a Masters and trust that that will boost my employ-ability. 2) Re-train. But in what?
If I go the Masters route, it will be two more years of school until I am a registered Social Worker. I would be building on my current education, setting myself up to actually make decent money, and doing what I’ve always wanted to do.
If I retrain, the possibilities are endless. Yoga instructor? Paralegal? Birth Doula? Massage Therapist?
Then there’s the possibility of doing something short-term, until Hubby is done school and working full-time, and then getting my Masters once the kids are both in school (just two years to go). In the meantime I could do photography, try to break into the freelance writing market, or pay $200 to get trained as a security guard and do that. I think this is the option I’m leaning towards.
It’s important to say, though, that just because I don’t know exactly what career path to take, doesn’t mean that I have no idea what I want to do with my life right now–today. There are a lot of things I want to do that are not at all related to employment.
My List:
- Tackle debt
- Get a tattoo (or two)
- Cultivate new relationships
- Teach my kids all about the world
- Pick up my guitar again and learn to play somewhat decently
- Learn a winter sport (this is Canada, after all)
- Improve my photography
- Work on my book
- Give back
So these are my goals. This is what I will be doing with my life, while I figure out what I should be doing with my life.
What about you? What will yo do with your one wild and precious life?
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