Growing Older But Not Up
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
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There's just something about a Jimmy Buffett song . . . But that's a whole different post . . .Most days, I have to admit, I don't feel my age. There are certain routines, I suppose, that come with being at a certain stage of one's life: sleep, wake, eat, shower, drive, work, drive, eat, play, sleep. Repeat. But within that context, I sometimes catch myself thinking, "Gee, at your age, why do you still think that? Or do that? Or want that? Or want to be that?"
Some specific thoughts I've had:
- I think video games are very cool. I'm hardly expert at them, but I sure do have fun playing them—alone, with my son, or online with a group of virtual friends. I have my own XBox, Playstation 2, and City of Heroes account.
- I want to be a published novelist/screenwriter. I'm still at work at this. Even after twenty years I hold onto this dream. Maybe I just don't know when to give up, but I don't see why I should.
- My career is not my life. It's a means to pay the bills and to develop and exercise skills that I have acquired over the years, but it does not define who I am.
I'm not really sure where I was heading with this, but thought I'd share . . .
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