I’ve always managed to have many varied interests. I think the majority of that stems in my desire to learn. I’ve made some pretty bold statements around learning in the past, and instead of voicing something so rash while Im writing in a space that may never see a digital death, I’ll go right on ahead and simply say that learning is integral to a life lived well.  An interest in others, and allowing yourself to experience something through their eyes is imperative to keeping my life interesting, as I’m sure that it’s important to many other people’s lives, as well. I remember once telling myself that I wouldn’t maintain the same career for more than five years. Today, this has become the norm for most, though I’m not entirely certain that that is developed as a natural desire or goal in peoples’ minds, more a matter of circumstance. For me, it is a goal. I’m glad that at the age of 16 or so, I could acknowledge that I may never be able to settle into one career and always be satisfied.

The funny thing is, I have enjoyed my jobs for the most part. And i certainly enjoy my current job and career path. Most of them have provided some of the greatest opportunities to get to know people and expand my ability to learn, and also my knowledge. So, to leave and have a set termination date to move on seems silly, but the excitement of learning something complete different than the trajectory I’m on, well that makes sense.

I can even go back to the time that I was going through school. As a younger child I was completely unabashed about enjoying school. First it was reading, then it was the spacial reasoning with blocks, then it was biology, geography, science, art, math… I think I’ve enjoyed so many different subjects throughout my life so far. How dare I stop that now. It feels like a growth process for me, maybe equated with a tree. A very strange tree, at the very least. One that might grow all sorts of different branches, but some that are stunted early, but then grow exponentially after a couple of seasons, others that grow steadily over time, and those that jut out once, and quickly, to see some of the most amazing fruit thereafter. So, I’m now at just over two years in my current career, give me another two or so more, and I’ll move on. I’ll probably end up returning to school (which, I did not think would happen). Right now, I have my sights set on the law. Some form of it. And then we’ll see from there.