Saturday, February 2, 2013

What Would You Do?

Reflect back to a time when you felt uninhibited, limitless, and fearless.  For many of us that was so long ago, probably at the tender age of 5.  There were no cares and responsibilities at that point.  We were simply allowed to live life and have fun.  At that point we hadn't been influenced by popularity, family pressure, or the idolization of money.  Nope, we were in our purest form.

So if you were able to look back to that point what was it that you wanted to do with your life?  What were your career options?  What were your goals?  According to my family I wanted to be a lunch lady and a janitor. LOL.  I do recall acting as a waitress while my family and I waited for dinner.  I was quite the character.  However, I was limitless and carefree.  I didn't care what anyone thought I should be doing or where my time was better spent.  Those were things that I wanted to do at the time.

As I got older my career aspirations began to change.  My talents, gifts, and skills were developing and I found myself taking to things on the more creative side of the spectrum.  I loved to draw, paint, and create stories (not lies...but stories LOL).  So it only seemed  right that I wanted to be an artist.  For the longest time that's what I thought I wanted to be.  But I was also coming into an age where I wanted to make my parents proud.  As such, I decided I could also be a lawyer and a doctor...you know, to satisfy them.  Really, how hard could being an artist, doctor, and lawyer be?  LOL.  At some point I dropped the lawyer thing.  That was never a real passion of mine and I avoid confrontation by all costs.  It just seemed pretty hardcore to think, I'm going to be a doctor AND a lawyer.  LOL. 

What was left was medicine and art.  Unfortunately, drawing and creating stories became a sporadic hobby that I would engage in every once and a while.  Which was cool because I had actually loved the sciences, more specifically biology and anatomy.  So here I am, a first year medical student. 

It's funny thinking about the evolution of it all.  Sometimes we end up in totally different places than we once thought as kids.  That's just how life works I guess.     

Nevertheless that creative bug is still in me.  I always joke with friends that if medicine doesn't work out I'll go to film school.  (I'm sure that has nothing to do with my wanting to meet Denzel Washington ***smiles***).  But seriously, once medical school is over I'll have to find a way to nourish my creative side.  Thinking about it now it's not something that I want or should let go to waste.

So what is it that you wanted to be and where did you end up?  

6 comments:

  1. Ahh. So true. I'm still trying to find my way back to my careless, fearless and free spirited self. I definitely wanted to be a doctor (or lawyer, too! haha) and here I am. Hoping my other loves (fitness, nutrition, business) can come into play later on, too. Who knows what will happen :)

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    1. That's exactly how I feel. I'm trying to find that person that I used to be. But why does it seem so hard to resurrect that person LOL.

      Have you been able to successfully incorporate exercise into your schedule? I sure haven't. But then again I was never a fitness person unless it was team related.

      Oh, it's going to be something else looking back on our blog posts come 3rd and 4th year. Life will be so much simpler...hopefully LOL.

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  2. I think art and medicine are the perfect combination. My husband loves the artistry of the human anatomy, and one of our program directors was a doctor and an artist. He relied on his art to help him deal with the stress of practicing. Thanks for linking up with at Medical Mondays!

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    1. No problem, thanks for inviting me to Medical Mondays! Art does seem like a really good stress reliever. It allows you to clear your mind and just draw whatever you feel. Unfortunately, I can't spend too much time on that now.

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  3. My husband is a surgeon and also carries an artist within himself. He plays instruments, takes more photos than the paparazzi, and has just begun painting. I think art helps balance and relax him. I'm sure you'll find the same thing as you go through your med school journey!
    Great to see you on the Med Monday grid! :)

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    1. Ohhh, photography...I'd love to be able to take amazing photos. Unfortunately it's definitely not a strong suit LOL. But I do enjoy looking at other peoples ability to capture a moment or object. I thought I'd be able to take some nice photos with my iPhone. But for whatever reason my camera isn't as clear as other peoples'. Oh well I guess LOL. Does your husband play in a band or anything?

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