That's how I felt this entire year. Everytime I stopped for a second it seemed everything around me had changed. I do take responsibility for creating a lot of the change myself though. Since I was little my mother always said that I had "chan di" (directly translated from Vietnamese as "feet go"). This meant that I could not sit still for long and always had to be actively doing something or going somewhere. How little she knew how right she really was.
If you've followed this blog then you probably already know what I mean about this year. I left the security and comfort of a job and industry I knew very well, graduated from business school, moved out of London, started a new job in a new industry, and started focusing more on my cooking. These are the major changes that I had control over but I was subject to so many other changes as well. I had two grandparents pass away, graduated business school during a terrible economy and job market (as I know many of you have), and had several people enter and leave my "urban family". With the flurry of activity and changes in 2010 at least I can say I was true to my theme for the year of doing. For those who don't know, I like to have themes for each new year versus having resolutions.
So being unable to sit still I would like to continue my theme of doing into 2011 but this year will be doing with purpose. I want to have a more focused approach versus the trial-and-error approach of last year.
For the cynics out there, I leave you with the song "Purpose" from the musical Avenue Q. The musical is about a group of lost twenty-somethings searching for their purpose in life.
PURPOSE,
IT'S THAT LITTLE FLAME
THAT LIGHTS A FIRE
UNDER YOUR ASS.
PURPOSE,
IT KEEPS YOU GOING STRONG
LIKE A CAR WITH A FULL
TANK OF GAS.
EVERYONE ELSE HAS
A PURPOSE
SO WHAT'S MINE?
Oh, look! Here's a penny!
It's from the year I was born!
IT'S A SIGN!
BA-BA-BA-BA
DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO
I DON'T KNOW HOW I KNOW,
BUT I'M GONNA FIND
MY PURPOSE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE
I'M GONNA LOOK,
BUT I'M GONNA FIND
MY PURPOSE.
GOTTA FIND OUT,
DON'T WANNA WAIT!
GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY
LIFE WILL BE GREAT!
GOTTA FIND MY PURPOSE
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
MOVING BOXES AND OTHERS
HE'S GONNA FIND HIS PURPOSE
PRINCETON
I'M GONNA FIND MY PURPOSE
MOVING BOXES AND OTHERS
HE'S GONNA FIND HIS PURPOSE
MOVING BOXES AND OTHERS(Overlapping)
MAYBE MORE...
AT A JOB, OR SMOKING GRASS
POTTERY CLASS
WOULD BE COOL...
YES IT COULD!
SOMETHING GOOD!
YOU'RE GONNA FIND
YOUR PURPOSE...
GOTTA FIND YOUR PURPOSE...
PURPOSE IS A MYSTERY.
GOTTA FIND IT!
YOU'RE GONNA FIND
YOUR PURPOSE
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA...
YOU'RE GONNA FIND.
YOUR PURPOSE
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA...
PRINCETON (Overlapping)
I'M GONNA FIND MY PURPOSE
COULD BE FAR, COULD BE NEAR
COULD TAKE A WEEK,
A MONTH, A YEAR
AT A JOB, OR SMOKING GRASS
MAYBE AT A POTTERY CLASS!
COULD IT BE?
YES IT COULD!
SOMETHING'S COMING,
SOMETHING GOOD!
I'M GONNA FIND MY PURPOSE
I'M GONNA FIND MY PURPOSE
I'M GONNA FIND IT.
WHAT WILL IT BE? WHERE WILL FT BE?
MY PURPOSE IN LIFE IS A MYSTERY
GOTTA FIND MY PURPOSE
GOTTA FIND ME.
I'M GONNA FIND MY PURPOSE!
PURPOSE PURPOSE PURPOSE!
YEAH YEAH!
GOTTA FIND ME.
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