There are two sides to everything that I want to do in life. On one hand, it seems like i would be totally happy doing close to nothing in the way of work. I would spend the vast majority of my time playing games, reading things I might want to look over myself, and over all live a life with a simple and slow routine. On the other hand, I would love to work hard at something, almost anything, and do something that I can eventually garner fame and pride from. While not totally exclusive, these two things become so as you move to the extremes of each.
Because of this I try to do like so many do in life. Make sure that the very busy days full of things that are hard to do (or you simply don't like to do but feel you must) are offset by a day every so often in which you do nothing but relax and enjoy the day. In thinking about this, I think about how Obama must feel right now. He no longer has to bounce around the country giving speeches every day, so there is some relaxation, but he is also gearing up to spend the next decade of his life never having a real day off.
For me today was a day of peace, I have taken every opportunity I can to be calm and happy and plan to continue to do so until tomorrow morning when I wake up and get to work on the multitude of things I have to get done this weekend.
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Friday, November 7, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Birthday Thoughts
I recently turned 22 and have a lot to think about in terms of what I want to do in life. But here are a few things that I would love to do:
Join the Peace Corps - I would love to be able to be some place new and exciting while doing good work. To me this really does seem like the best way to do just that. I am not sure if I have the moxie to do that or the ability to leave the ones I love for two years though.
Teach my way through grad school - If I could spend my time doing research with some interesting professor while doing my own studies and teaching in some capacity I would be happy. It is all a lot of work. More than I have ever had before, but I think I could do a good job of this and maybe give up a bit of the leisure time I actually have so much of now a days. I just need to find a place where I could do this.
Write a book - If I starting really doing research and writing more full time I could very quickly produce a book that would change the world. My ideas and the things I am looking at go so deeply into the way most of us (here in the West) interact with the world. All I need is to put my mind to it.
Have the confidence to be happy - There are times when I go to bed or wake up with the feeling that I am not doing anything in my life that is meaningful or that will make me happy in the long run. While the majority of the day assuages these feelings, I still worry sometimes. To find the confidence I need I just need to be willing to set my mind directly on the path in life I am walking and accept that no matter which direction I go everything will be wonderful.
Join the Peace Corps - I would love to be able to be some place new and exciting while doing good work. To me this really does seem like the best way to do just that. I am not sure if I have the moxie to do that or the ability to leave the ones I love for two years though.
Teach my way through grad school - If I could spend my time doing research with some interesting professor while doing my own studies and teaching in some capacity I would be happy. It is all a lot of work. More than I have ever had before, but I think I could do a good job of this and maybe give up a bit of the leisure time I actually have so much of now a days. I just need to find a place where I could do this.
Write a book - If I starting really doing research and writing more full time I could very quickly produce a book that would change the world. My ideas and the things I am looking at go so deeply into the way most of us (here in the West) interact with the world. All I need is to put my mind to it.
Have the confidence to be happy - There are times when I go to bed or wake up with the feeling that I am not doing anything in my life that is meaningful or that will make me happy in the long run. While the majority of the day assuages these feelings, I still worry sometimes. To find the confidence I need I just need to be willing to set my mind directly on the path in life I am walking and accept that no matter which direction I go everything will be wonderful.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
How to Start Your Own State!
If there is one thing I have always wanted to do, it is this. This is probably one of the biggest reasons I am an International Studies major. Of course, that last statement assumes that I actually ever intended on being an IS major so much as I just stumbled into it thanks to my ability to find lines of study that will only ever pay off if I can write a commercially successful book that provides the answer to a question that we always felt like we should be asking but never got around to.
This dream of mine, I never really saw it as being possible until because of the Republic of China. Damn you, Nixon. But now that Kosovo is trying to break free I feel like I have hope for this again.
I have always thought that I could win the hearts and minds of some Pacific island's people with my charm and oh-so-European and pointy nose. From there we would simply have to become self-sufficient for a period of a few years while I was able to bring in foreign investors looking for a place to set up production. Never would these firms be given permit to run sweatshops or anything, but our GDP per capita would be impressive. After this success I would gain access to the UN where the G-77 would see me and my nation as the leader needed to restore the GA to its place as a world government over the Security Council. Before long my nation would be see as a shining light of prosperity and hope in a cold, cruel world.
Needless to say I would be a beloved dictator.
This dream of mine, I never really saw it as being possible until because of the Republic of China. Damn you, Nixon. But now that Kosovo is trying to break free I feel like I have hope for this again.
I have always thought that I could win the hearts and minds of some Pacific island's people with my charm and oh-so-European and pointy nose. From there we would simply have to become self-sufficient for a period of a few years while I was able to bring in foreign investors looking for a place to set up production. Never would these firms be given permit to run sweatshops or anything, but our GDP per capita would be impressive. After this success I would gain access to the UN where the G-77 would see me and my nation as the leader needed to restore the GA to its place as a world government over the Security Council. Before long my nation would be see as a shining light of prosperity and hope in a cold, cruel world.
Needless to say I would be a beloved dictator.
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