I was recently asked “What Do You Want to Be When You Grow
Up?”. If of course chuckled to myself because I had written a very
scattered post with that very same title on February 7th and, upon reading
it back, it occurred to me the key word in that sentence is BE. I
wondered if my post and the question I had been asked should have be worded:
“What do you want to DO when you grow up? One tiny word changes that
entire sentence. Those two words made my February post so much more
confusing as the answer to DO would clearly have been “own a craft brewery that
serves nachos and write about it” (Please change nachos to Grilled
Cheeses. I changed my mind. I can do that.) However, the
answer to BE from that post is “Thoughtful, Caring Human”. Both of which
are completely different. One is a DO and one definitely is a BE.
In my jumbled mind, I had very much confused the two of them. I now wish
I had this epiphany a long, long time ago when I was asked the ever frustrating
DO question and I stumbled upon no answer at all.
I may, from this point on, focus on the BE and not the DO since,
it seems, I am a long way from finding the true DO that suits my confusing
personality, but I am definitely on my way to being the best BE I can (Yes, my
Authentic, Sarcastic Self). On that note, I celebrate with those friends who feel
they are truly DOING what they love and also celebrate those who live their
authentic BE every day.
Are you the best BE you can be?
(I was going to insert a nature picture of a BEE here but we
all know what happens when I post nature pictures so, in order to save time and
the hassle, I have decided against any BEE/nature photos at this time.)
