Wreck It Ralph is Disney's latest animated film, and I loved it. The film has had a profound influence on me that I have not felt since 1994's The Lion King. For those who know me (and long-time readers), that is significant. Over the next few weeks, I am going to be taking a look at some thoughts, questions, and interest generated by the film.
Anyway, on to this week's post.
What is your drive in life?
What gets you out of bed every morning? What makes you look forward to tomorrow? I am generally a forward-thinking person, but I found myself stuck on this question over the past week. Most days I wake up and go right to work, but this certainly is not what I look forward to each day. There is something more.
I am lucky to have a job that lets me exercise my interests and abilities. I poured five years of my life into BGSU and got a lousy piece of paper and $40,000 of debt to deal with. It turns out those years were well-spent, as I am enjoying a job that enables me to not only go to work happy everyday, but also lets me continue learning new skills. I also get enough time everyday to work on other interests: photography, biking, writing, exercising - and therein lies the answer to my question. I drive to improve myself through learning and practice.
Simple happiness is too easy to come by. I can play video games day and night with a smile on my face. Video games, nice dinners out with friends, hiking, writing, helping others - these kinds of things and more all make me happy, but happiness is not enough. I want to have a variety of skills that are useful, I want to make others happy (at least those who share the sediment), I want to travel and see America, and I want to write fiction that inspires its readers. I get out of bed every morning because these things matter to me and I absolutely want to become better at them.
At the (hopefully) still-young age of 28, I can safe that this is my drive in life.
B3 out.
I am lucky to have a job that lets me exercise my interests and abilities. I poured five years of my life into BGSU and got a lousy piece of paper and $40,000 of debt to deal with. It turns out those years were well-spent, as I am enjoying a job that enables me to not only go to work happy everyday, but also lets me continue learning new skills. I also get enough time everyday to work on other interests: photography, biking, writing, exercising - and therein lies the answer to my question. I drive to improve myself through learning and practice.
Simple happiness is too easy to come by. I can play video games day and night with a smile on my face. Video games, nice dinners out with friends, hiking, writing, helping others - these kinds of things and more all make me happy, but happiness is not enough. I want to have a variety of skills that are useful, I want to make others happy (at least those who share the sediment), I want to travel and see America, and I want to write fiction that inspires its readers. I get out of bed every morning because these things matter to me and I absolutely want to become better at them.
At the (hopefully) still-young age of 28, I can safe that this is my drive in life.
B3 out.
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