Current mood: contemplative
Category: Religion and Philosophy
How do you define yourself? Usually people define themselves by their job, which makes sense because that is what we spend most of our waking time doing. However there are instances where people’s identities are discordant with their job. You often see lawyers (or other professionals) who are artists or musicians on the inside but were afraid to pursue their talent or dream.
I now ask the question because I am no longer employed and have lost the employment based part of my identity. On the contrary, I don’t define myself as unemployed yet either. I view it more as a transitional period where I have the opportunity to choose the definition that I think fits me better. I was a secretary or administrative assistant or executive assistant or whatever the term people prefer to use. However, I never considered myself to BE that. I would love to change my path so that what I do for money is more in line with who I am as a person. The problem is, I don’t know what I now want to be. My former passion was clothing and I dreamed of being a fashion designer – despite the fact that I can’t draw AT ALL. I still have a passion for clothing and the accoutrements that we use to define ourselves from the outside. Now if I could only find a way to turn that passion into a career. If anyone has any recommendations, feel free to jump in with sound advice.
Signing off,
The Petitefreespirit Who Is No Longer in Discordance with her Job Because She No Longer Has A Job
Currently listening:
The Beautiful Game
By Acoustic Alchemy
Release date: 23 May, 2000