I'm seriously beginning to question the wisdom of taking two literature subjects at once. Not only should I be reading three books at the moment, as well as half a dozen selected critical readings, I now have two essays due within a week of each other. As such, I've decided to work like a dog and get both essays completed well before time. I got quite a lot done on one of them today but have had to pull up stumps, as now it's all beginning to sound like gobbledy-gook!!
On reflection of my previous post, Balance it's become obvious to me that at the moment, my one true passion is my family. At one stage in my life, poetry was my passion and I was going to be the next Elizabeth Barrett Browning or Pam Ayres (loved her!). At another stage, work was my passion and I was going to make it to the very top of the corporate ladder. At this stage, they are my passion and each chocolate cake I make will be damnwell perfection for them! Once upon a time, I never would have dreamed of admitting such a thing, thinking it would put me in an unfavourable light with women more ambitious than myself. How absurd! I've come to realise that as much as I complain, I actually like being around for my family. I like looking after them; making sure they're fed, clean and safe. I also appreciate how lucky I am that I can always be here for them, even if it means I don't always get the time I want to be able to write. But one day, I will have the time and one day my passion will change, but for today it's them.
On reflection of my previous post, Balance it's become obvious to me that at the moment, my one true passion is my family. At one stage in my life, poetry was my passion and I was going to be the next Elizabeth Barrett Browning or Pam Ayres (loved her!). At another stage, work was my passion and I was going to make it to the very top of the corporate ladder. At this stage, they are my passion and each chocolate cake I make will be damnwell perfection for them! Once upon a time, I never would have dreamed of admitting such a thing, thinking it would put me in an unfavourable light with women more ambitious than myself. How absurd! I've come to realise that as much as I complain, I actually like being around for my family. I like looking after them; making sure they're fed, clean and safe. I also appreciate how lucky I am that I can always be here for them, even if it means I don't always get the time I want to be able to write. But one day, I will have the time and one day my passion will change, but for today it's them.
Good for you! At the end of the day ( hate that phrase !!)its family who are our rocks,our mainstay.You sound a lot like me x
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you could be passionate about so many things in your life. We grow up, we change our attitude, our priorities, our passions but family somehow never drops down in the list of our priorities no matter how hard it is for us to balance. Perhaps this is what makes that bond strong:)
ReplyDeleteThe wisdom we gain in our old age!
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