the world of gayeSLIPPING AWAY
May 21st 2009 15:15
As a child I am sure we all thought that anything was possible. I myself knew I just wanted to sing or be an artist and they were the things I knew I was really gifted at.
The daydreams I had about doing something artistic with my life brought so much joy to me.
I have a sister who is an artist and it was always in her, all the beautiful paintings were inside her just waiting to come out. I am sure everyone had dreams of what they would be when they grew up, everyone has a talent, but I wonder how many of us get lost in life along the way and our talents and dreams slip away before we even know it.
This may sound vain but I always believed there was something great inside me and one day...one day I would realise my potential. I see so many people start out with the potential and talent for many things and they have visions of a certain path for themselves. And then they grow up.
Where do we go? Bit by bit I see people I love and know get lost in the expectations of life, and bit by bit parts of them fade away. We get married, have children, most of us will work in a field we know is not where we belong out of necessity, and somewhere along the way our dreams and hopes get locked away inside of us. I wonder if it is fear, fear that we won't have financial security, fear that we won't succeed in something out of the norm. How many people will reach middle age and realise they have spent thirty years looking after the essentials and have forgotten about the soul.
I find myself contemplating on life quite a bit. Not because I have visions of impending doom, but maybe because it takes this long to realise that somewhere inside me lay dormant talents, unfulfilled ambitions. I am making my acquanintance again if you know what I mean. I wonder if I am slightly strange, or many others find parts of themselves that were stored away while they got on with "normal things" for so many years.
The daydreams I had about doing something artistic with my life brought so much joy to me.
I have a sister who is an artist and it was always in her, all the beautiful paintings were inside her just waiting to come out. I am sure everyone had dreams of what they would be when they grew up, everyone has a talent, but I wonder how many of us get lost in life along the way and our talents and dreams slip away before we even know it.
Where do we go? Bit by bit I see people I love and know get lost in the expectations of life, and bit by bit parts of them fade away. We get married, have children, most of us will work in a field we know is not where we belong out of necessity, and somewhere along the way our dreams and hopes get locked away inside of us. I wonder if it is fear, fear that we won't have financial security, fear that we won't succeed in something out of the norm. How many people will reach middle age and realise they have spent thirty years looking after the essentials and have forgotten about the soul.
I find myself contemplating on life quite a bit. Not because I have visions of impending doom, but maybe because it takes this long to realise that somewhere inside me lay dormant talents, unfulfilled ambitions. I am making my acquanintance again if you know what I mean. I wonder if I am slightly strange, or many others find parts of themselves that were stored away while they got on with "normal things" for so many years.
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Comment by Janet Collins
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The fact is, we have to eat. So we do jobs we really don't want to do - well most of us anyway. Some luckily find their niche or have their talents recognised.
It's a pity we need money to survive. I know if I didn't I could do a lot more than I do, so you're not alone.
Comment by Morgan Bell
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whatever you want to do just do it
i know it sounds simple, but we all excel at the things we are passionate about, and its never too late to focus on what interests you