Okay – so I lied. One more post before Monday. How could I forget to mention cake this week? Isn’t it like – my theme? Anyway – I was catching up on a couple of friends’ blogs and two of their totally unrelated posts got me thinking.
First of all, my friend Tricia made me really start jonesing for some fattening baked goods (no luck here in the evil vegan empire of my brother Matt) with a post on a local DC phenomenon, CakeLove.
Then another friend, Ainsley discussed having a childhood dream and asked whether you followed it, forgot it or would like to revisit it. This is something that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. How exactly did I fall into the career that I have now? It’s certainly not fulfilling a lifelong dream – or even a new one to be honest. I’d like to find that thing that I was “meant to do,” but what is that? And how do I get there from here?
Warren Brown, founder of CakeLove and host of Sugar Rush on the Food Network, has a lot to say about finding your life’s passion. Reading this made me feel kind of inspired (and hungry). Particularly his question, “if not now, then when?” How do you really know that it’s the right time to follow a dream? I guess you don’t, but when it comes to finding your passion in life, what better time than now? My parents had a dream to move to Key West and my mother in particular wanted her own shop for a long time. Now they are living both of those dreams. It hasn’t been easy – they have plenty of setbacks (especially right now), but if you’re passionate enough, then you keep going. Right?
The other thing that Warren Brown said that really rang true for me was that you have to “answer to yourself.” No one is going to come along and hand me the answer to my question. I can’t wait for someone to tell me what I was meant to do. In fact, that kind of lethargy got me onto my current career path. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t hate my job. I just wouldn’t say that I’m passionate about it. But it does offer a good work environment with flexibility which is a huge priority for someone with three kids that aren’t out of daycare yet. So I’m not quitting anytime soon. But in the meantime I would like to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. That way I’ll be ready when the right time presents itself. And who knows – maybe when I figure things out, the right time will be now.
Off to find me some Fourth of July cake! Happy Fourth!
Kate – This blog is a start! Who would have thought even six weeks ago that we would have BLOGS!!? Now we’re writing, sharing, being honest with our strengths and weaknesses and opening our lives to the world. That’s pretty brave and definitely has hints of passion :)
We need to have lunch again and come up with something else to revolutionize our lives!
Happy 4th!
Thanks for the visit — I don’t know if I’m glad I stopped by or not. I don’t have any CAKE and you completely kicked my CRAVINGS into gear!
Kidding aside, you have a lovely little blog and I’ll be back!