Why am I trying to find my place in this world?
It occurred to me last night, as I was on a date with my oldest daughter, that I have yet to define why I'm on this quest. So, here goes...
I'm on this quest to find my place in this world because there is a lot of change happening in our lives right now and I want to know what I'm supposed to do with it all. I'm a planner, and right now I have no idea where this path that I'm on leads me or my family. You see, Stacey and I are in this weird stage of life.
All of this is making me re-evaluate what's important, what really matters to me, and making me reconsider what I want out of the last half of my life. Of course, the easy thing to do would be to keep doing what I've done for 20+ years, but Stacey and I are still young and fit enough to go places and do things, have adventures, and make memories and experiences that will last a lifetime. We both have a desire to "do good", and to work at something larger than ourselves. And of course, as the breadwinner, I worry how we will make a living.
So, I'm on this journey with my wife to have a richer, fuller, more meaningful life and still be able to cover our living expenses. But what is IT? Or is IT several things? We remain prayerful about what we're supposed to do but so far I don't have a clear answer. So, here I am, writing out my thoughts in this blog, trying to define my "why".
Tomorrow I'll attempt to write about why I'm blogging.
I'm on this quest to find my place in this world because there is a lot of change happening in our lives right now and I want to know what I'm supposed to do with it all. I'm a planner, and right now I have no idea where this path that I'm on leads me or my family. You see, Stacey and I are in this weird stage of life.
- I'm being laid off from my employer after seven years as an HR Executive.
- Our oldest daughter is getting married in August.
- Our youngest daughter just started a new job.
- Both of our fathers are dealing with life-changing health issues.
All of this is making me re-evaluate what's important, what really matters to me, and making me reconsider what I want out of the last half of my life. Of course, the easy thing to do would be to keep doing what I've done for 20+ years, but Stacey and I are still young and fit enough to go places and do things, have adventures, and make memories and experiences that will last a lifetime. We both have a desire to "do good", and to work at something larger than ourselves. And of course, as the breadwinner, I worry how we will make a living.
So, I'm on this journey with my wife to have a richer, fuller, more meaningful life and still be able to cover our living expenses. But what is IT? Or is IT several things? We remain prayerful about what we're supposed to do but so far I don't have a clear answer. So, here I am, writing out my thoughts in this blog, trying to define my "why".
Tomorrow I'll attempt to write about why I'm blogging.
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