Well, it sure has been a busy week multi-tasking through all of my professional options. There are definitely moments where I feel like I am working hard with no clear destination. Will I actually be able to thrive and survive with my own business? Or am I destined to continue working for a large company? I enjoy working for a large company – lots of perks, a scheduled steady paycheck, and tons of practice in what ever professional task one would like to be a part.
However, I absolutely crave my own entity, my own freedom, and the responsibilities of my own choices. I saw a little parable on Karmatube – an online site that I just love. It shared the story of a man who took a restful vacation in a fishing village after completing his MBA. He met a fisherman who shared his life of simple pleasures, while the MBA tried to encourage him to make more of his efforts. Of course, in the end the MBA learned that all of those efforts were to ultimately achieve the freedom to live life as you choose, with lots of money, while the fisherman achieved that freedom in his simple life already. Quite the reminder. It is so easy to get caught up in the work, the money, the commitments, when is the last time you thought about spending more time on life's simple pleasures – without feeling guilty about it?
I am absolutely in the midst of life's commitments. I am happy with what I have signed up for – house, kids – but I sure do crave freedom, and I know I could live with less. The funny thing is, I am trying to figure out how to get there without completely throwing my life and the people who depend on me in to chaos. So, I am back to playing out my options, seeing which path becomes more clear, and trying to make time to play with my 3-year-old when I can. I am continually reminded that I need to practice my patience in order to achieve and experience what is important to me. If it is important to you, you will retain the focus, find the path and achieve your goal; or at least better learn to enjoy the experience along the way.
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