“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
― Mother Teresa
When I was in my early twenties, I mistakenly believed that I had to have a certain title or career in order to make an impact that would be felt by a large population. As I grew older, I realized that even if you only touch one life, the impact affects many more people than that one. In society, we often talk about the ripple effect, which is defined by a situation in which ripples expand across the water when an object is dropped into it, an effect from an initial state can be followed outwards incrementally. Maturity and parenthood has caused me to re-examine how and where I want to create my own ripple effect.
One of my goals is to live more authentically. I have always thought of myself as reflective and in tune with intrapersonal matters.
Perhaps I was wrong.
Without fail, every few years I feel a burning desire to switch things up professionally. When I have made career choices in the past, I have found jobs that connected with some parts of my heart and personality. If I were really honest though, the choices that I have made haven’t made my soul sing. (I know . . . first-world problems.)
In October 2015, I once again found myself contemplating a new journey. This time though, I am going about it differently. I have had to make a conscious effort to be authentically reflective—to not focus on what others think I should do or what someone else thinks that I am good at and to realize when someone else’s voice is speaking and not my own inner voice. What a challenge!
I have realized that I have to be intrinsically connected to what I am doing and to feel that I am making a difference. It may be a part of my personality (ENFP/Myers Briggs) that I am motivated to champion a cause as well as feel creative and free.
The adventure continues. . . .
Being the Byrds 