"If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life."
Lately, this quote has had me thinking. By now you know I've gone back to work. For those of you wondering, I totally love my job. I love my coworkers. I love my patients. I just love what I do in general. But do I love it so much that I don't consider it "going to work?" No, I don't. And this here is what got me thinking. What job could I have that would make me feel like I was never actually working? The first thing that comes to mind is my dream to be a zoologist. I would love so very much to spend my days working with animals - studying their behaviors and being able to interact with them. How totally awesome would that be? But then I thought some more… Even then, living my dream job, would there still be something greater that I would be wishing to do? And I discovered my answer. Yes. Out of all the things in the world, all I want is to be with my family. Would I love to be a zoologist? Yes. But do I love being a wife and a mother more? Absolutely. Could I do both? Yes, I could. But no matter what, above all us, my heart is at home with my daughter and my husband. I will always want to be with them first. Does this mean I'm quitting my job? No, because getting out of the house and doing something for myself has been so wonderful. Does this mean I'm going to become a Zoologist? Ha, that's funny. It just means that I have gained such an amazing appreciation for the time that I do have with my sweet family. Not that I didn't appreciate them before, but like they say, distance makes the heart grow fonder. As if it's even possible for my heart to be filled with any more love for them than I already have. This whole experience has just been so much more than a "going back to work" stage in my life. It's just learning to live life in a whole new way. It's dealing with emotions that I never had before. It's a chance to grow as an individual while bringing my family closer together at the same time. It's a change. And some days it's tough. And some days it's great. And some days it's a little of both.
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