Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Following your Dreams...

Well, I had to stay home from work sick today (like most other days over the last few weeks) and I started really thinking about what I'm doing with my life and what I want to do and I wanted to pick some people's brains on a few things.

As a child, I always wanted to be a writer. I was a HUGE geek, while other kids were out playing, I would write plays and short stories. I won some writing contests in high school, and still get a lot of pleasure out of it. However, as I got slightly older I started thinking about $ and decided I should be a lawyer. So, I headed off to University to work on that.

I know I don't want to be a lawyer anymore, and I'm still pursuing my post-secondary degree, but to be perfectly honest, I've been thinking more and more about writing. It's something I always had a knack for and it just sorta got put on the back burner because I thought of it as a hobby instead of a potential career. I still think it's unlikely it could be a career, sorta like sports, you can be good at it but only a select few can make a living at it.

So, I got thinking, maybe all the problems I'm having are a weird blessing, trying to kick my butt into gear and get me to do what I want. Because if I can't get out to work because I'm so sick, I could certainly stay home and write.

Of course, then I get scared with the usual things like what if I can't do it, or what if I suck at it, and what would I write about? But still...maybe it's worth a try.

I'm really rambling here, it's late and it's just one of those days, just thought I'd see what people say. Anyone else out there have a dream job that they wanted to do as a child but for whatever reasons are doing something completely different? I mean, I'm in banking...not exactly the most creative field eh?

Whatever, maybe this will spark a discussion, I hope I'm making sense

Here's wishing everyone a good tummy day...I'm off to bed!
Kelly

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