Things I Can't Do

I'm turning 41 next week, and I'm coming to terms with some things.

1) I'm never going to be a professional athelete.
2) I'm not going to be the President
3) I'm not going to be a secret agent (a la James Bond).

Now, getting those things out of the way, the world that is ahead of me is nearly unlimited. Growing up, it was often stated that I can be anything I put my mind to. That is stuff we say to our kids, I guess because most kids will never have the talent to be truly great atheletes in anything they choose.

I would have also said that most kids aren't smart enough to grow up to be President, but the bar has been lowered so greatly the last few years that this is still a possibility for any native born citizen (who's grandfather was a Senator and whose dad was President). (Side note: my friend says, "George W. Bush was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple.")

Let's see what I can still be, if I want to dedicate some time to it: Truck Driver, Lawyer, Plumber, Nurse, Doctor, Stock Broker, House Builder, Cashier, Accountant. Shall I go on? The future is so bright, I gotta wear shades.

There's still plenty to do and plenty of time to do it. So don't waste it. Get to it.

When You're Doing What You Want To Do...

I regularly have found friends and acquaintances talking about how hard it is to date and meet good people. Despite trying to meet date-worthy people thru friends, the internet, social activities, etc., they can't find those really good people.

I think it relates back to how one lives one's life. And, to me, that says, "When you're doing what you want to do, you'll meet the kind of people you want to meet." I think it relates not only to work but the things you do outside of work.

Why would someone want to meet you? What is it about you and what you do that makes you special? Is it your ability to go out and really have a great time at happy hour? Is it that you volunteer at the animal shelter?

There's a lid for every pot in this world, so I've been told anyways. But, to find your lid (or your pot), you may want to think about getting an objective look at how you live your life and some things you can do to make it better.

When I was living in San Francisco, I wasn't dating that much and I wasn't meeting the kind of people I wanted to date. Then when I started living my life like I really wanted to and moved to Kentucky to build houses with the Christian Appalachian Project I started meeting lots of great people. I also met someone who I dated very seriously while I was there. Though, it didn't work out with her, the whole experience was a great time in my life.

It reminded me, again, of the importance of living my life the way I want to live it. Then I often am not as concerned about dating as I am about living. So, of course, then I often meet someone wonderful.