Posted by: ilikemybox | May 27, 2008

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Ok, so I was not brave enough to withstand the wind, rain, and pain (my leg hurt) and visit Warwick Castle.  I am such a wuss about those things.  It’s not like I am going to melt or anything.  So, I am thinking about going this Sunday, why Sunday you ask?  I saw on the website that in May and June on Sundays it’s £10 instead of £17, which would save me some money and I could use it to pay for the parking.  So, I am not going to totally commit, but I will think about it.

So, my existential angst is not just me.  Not sure if I feel better about it because then there’s millions of people (statistically speaking) that are in the same boat as I am.  I do not necessarily believe this is a good thing.  To me then there’s not a lot of people out there who are striving to be the one to cure cancer, or find the Holy Grail, or be those annoyingly satisfied people who are doing what they love.

Or maybe, I don’t want to be a statistic.  Maybe I don’t want to be “one of them”.  But if not “them” then who? I re-read Beth’s comment and she was saying that she does not believe she will get an “aha” moment of clarity of what to do with her life.  After reading that and I began to think, well, hell, I really do she had an “aha” moment.  She decided she wanted to work for herself and start her own business as a copywriter (www.lifeonavenuez.com - I put her link on my page).  Beth – that’s your “aha” moment and you went for it.  Where you go from there, is where you are now.  Building your business and doing what you love, writing.  You also wrote a book, and been published.  You are a writer, and I know that’s what you love doing.  Kudos, I am not only extremely proud, but somewhat envious.

For me, I don’t have a vision to be anything, which is really the source of my angst.  I have no focus to be something.  I once, no, I have said many times, that I feel that I have led a boring life.  I know before any of you think it . . . what?!? I know I have done things that others have not, and I will continue to do things, but I feel it’s the same as wanting to be a doctor or something.  I like my job, I am not sure if I could ever say I love my job.  I like the people I work for and with (most of them at least – hee hee hee).

Until something comes along, I figure I will take everyones advice and just chill.  Maybe I am thinking too hard, and I need to just enjoy what’s out there.  What path to take?  Right now I am on the UK path.  Who knows what doors/paths there will be tomorrow or the day after.  I think the chocolate is working. :}


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  1. Ingrid — that’s just it… my epiphany about becoming a writer only led to more questions… what kind of writer, where, how, and the best question… are you SURE you want to be a writer? So, it may look like I’ve arrived, but turns out it was just another bend in the road.

    Many of my friends talk about life being THE JOURNEY, not a destination. I’m still trying to find a destination. I keep trying these paths, and they don’t lead to instant fulfillment or clarity. They keep leading to more questions.

    Examples:
    I was married. This did not solve my relationship issues. This did not fulfill me. I was simply married. Some people think marriage is the goal. For me it left more questions.

    I started my own business. This should have fulfilled me. Instead I sit in this house and wonder why the heck I started this business. It’s easier to work for someone else, and then I could do my own writing in my spare time. But.. ha! I’ve done that, and I didn’t reach nirvana.

    I lost some weight. I figured that THIS of all things would solve my problems with social acceptance, love, career advancement, etc. Turns out that the people who love me don’t love me any more or any less. I’m still struggling with love, and it certainly didn’t do anything about my career.

    Ummm…. I just looked up and saw that I revealed some stuff that I shouldn’t. Oh well. I’m just trying to make the point that even if you discover that you have the passion to become whatever — a writer, a singer, etc. — that doesn’t mean that the quests end or that life becomes something you can check off as having accomplished. It just means you find more questions.

    Uh oh.. this is way too long, but one more thing. From reading the above, people may think I’m ungrateful or never happy or totally whiny. I’m not at all (or I hope not). I’m just trying to say that we’re both seeking a light at the end of the tunnel, and perhaps that light is something we should find all along the way, not at the end of a tunnel.

    Whew. Philosophical BS, anyone?

  2. Ingrid, you and I are going to scare off your readers with our explorations of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Maybe I should switch to talking about chocolate.

    I really, really want some right now, by the way.


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