Posted on 11/22/2004 3:52:44 PM PST by kyperman
Just curious what all you fellow freepers do for a living and are you living your dream, still following your dream, given up on your dream...
I am not doing exactly what I wanted to do...I wanted to be either pilot or a archeologist...neither of which happened!!
Now I am in the safety/security field at a large office furniture maker. Far cry from a pilot...what about all of you?
windsurfing in a beat up van...that sounded funny. I meant driving around the country in a beat up van soul searching and windsurfing. Spent most of my time in the Gorge, Cape Hatteras, Merrit Island, Corpus Christi areas.
I'm 60, I have no idea yet what I want to be when I grow up. I work 'for the guv-mit' providing Medicaid to children and pregnant women.
What I've found is that I'm where I'm supposed to be to provide a service for people that God sends my way. Sometimes it amazes me because I "know" in my spirit that no other caseworker would handle a particular situation the way I do and that my being there for that person was exactly where I was ordained to be. (I don't believe in 'predestination' but I do believe in God.)
When I grow up, I just want to be very very old, like 99 years old, and then I'll be 'all grown up' and ready to meet my Maker.
"I wanted to be a Viking raider when I was a kid. Not much work in that field anymore..."
But, but, if we could only convince the Scandos to get over that peace/love cr*p they've been beguiling themselves with, business might well pick up, as you all DEFEND CIVILIZATION!
I only hope you know how to ski & skate.
BTW, a couple of my photos:
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I'm not sure life could get much better.
"windsurfing in a beat up van...that sounded funny."
LOL, yes it did, I was wondering how you managed it!
For my serious reply to this thread I would say that although the job I have now WAS my dream job at the time I got it, it's grown rather frustrating. But, in a bigger way is has been a true gift, if for no other reason than it provided a fine income with which I was able to raise my daughter.
As many regrets and recriminations as I do have with myself, I will say that I was lucky enough to have a child. And she has been a great joy, not just to me, but to her whole family. She's a truly special person, really takes after her dad (for good and ill) and my brother (ditto), but she is indeed a gift from God, and I can never feel my life was wasted.
I guess my really biggest regret is that I didn't have about 10 kids, although I never thought I wanted to do that. Of course it is always God's plan.
Years and years ago I had an experience where my life actually flashed before my eyes, I remember thinking "Thanks God, it's wasn't half bad!" So as melancholy of a person as I actually am I must say, God is Good and He has blessed this wonderful country, which is so good to us all.
I am an industrial maintenance technician by trade, and I am living my dream. The two have little to do with each other, though. My dream is to have a family and live on a farm. I have a gorgeous wife and three wonderful kids. We have a few acres with horses, chickens, occasionally goats, cows in the near future. I make my living in a factory, and I live my dream at home. The job is only the means to an end.
I'm doing exactly what I love to do. And it's what I do best.
I'm a stay at home mom
The hours stink but it's the best job I've ever had :0)
Same here. Hub too.
No, I took a few classes in college, but thats about as far as it went...i was told there was not much future in it...I should have not listened...I just love history and the thought of actually digging up the past is very cool. The thought of being the first person to touch a dinosaur bone since the thing died or being the first person to open an old tomb in like thousands of years...just so cool!!
Wow thanks to all of you for opening up like you did. I really enjoyed some of your comments. Looks like some of us are just where we want to be, some are not and some are still looking. Isn't that what makes life interesting...you just never know what comes next.
I hear that. If you want to read a really cool book (900+ pages, detailed, all consuming and worth every minute of read) check out "Forbidden Archeology" by Cremo & Thompson. You might like it.
I have spent the last 20 years and 2 months as a Marine. I have loved every day of it. Sadly the time to retire is comming up soon. When that day comes I plan to teach high school (history) and coach football, and spend alot more time with my wife. I need to make up for lost time!
I got married in my late 30's when I was doing my fellowship and my son was born 2 years later. Having my son changed my whole life. I know that sounds corny and cliche, but for I guy who had spent over a decade literally living at hospitals to pursue and learn the art of healing, I was suddenly jolted back to reality. It was like, wow...my life now has real purpose and medicine was a life, but a career. I remember coming home in the mornings after long call nights and my son, then about 5 or 6 months old, crawling as fast as he can to the door to greet me when he hears me jiggling the door knob with the keys. A jubilant beaming smile on his face, nobody on earth is ever this happy to see me, and this always made me felt "Why did I wait so long to have a child?" I now have 3, boy, girl, girl.
I just finished my Doctorate in History (see my tagline--at last!), and have already been accepted to teach at my original university starting this summer. I don't know if teaching will be for me, but it pays amazingly well. I've also started two books--with a PhD after my name, I'll have a better chance of seeing them published.
Always wanted to be an astronaut, though. Grew up watching the original Seven fly, but failed the physical to get into Annapolis.
Might I also reccomend "Underworld", by Graham Hancock. As history, it's poppycock, but his ideas are very interesting.
I'm a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom of 5 children... definitely living my dream. I have the most beautiful children in the whole world, and absolutely LOVE being a mom.
On the side, for fun, I am a Creative Memories consultant. Love every minute of that, too!
I work as a software developer for the Department of Veterans Affairs. If you get past the red tape, bureacracy, and the "typical government workers", guvmint work isn't so bad. Benefits are good and the salary is sufficient enough for my wife and 6-month old son to live comfortably. I actually do take pride in knowing that I'm serving our nations Veterans, and I'd like to think that I'm making the most out of taxpayer dollars by doing a good job. Its not exactly living my dream...but then again...I'm a pretty simple person. We have all we need plus some more.
My dream job would be to work for the FBI/CIA doing field work, or be involved in some covert operation, but I'd settle for some IT related info deciphering or surveilence job LOL.
I'd like to have another kid or 2, have my home mortgage paid off by the time I reach 40 (in 10 years), buy and learn to fly a Cessina, have motor boat to fish from, a Yukon to tow it, and a summer home somewhere in Montana.
The great part about it is the "job" is even better on off days...
Keep on top of your dream subjects, stay or get out of debt. One day you'll be able to switch over to what you want to do. Remember, trying and failing at it, even repeatedly, will rest on you far better than never taking the shot!
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