being what you want

Throughout our lives the adults that surround us ask the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

Our answers change over time. Be it a baseball player or ballerina, doctor or architect, interior designer or accountant. As we grow older out answers become more "mature" and "realistic," but I don't think we ever really answer the question. We answered what career path would we like to take.

When I grow up I want to make a living writing. But what do I want to be?

I want to be...
a dad,
a husband,
a granddad,
a New Yorker,
a coach for my kids,
a role model,
remembered,
a hero,
retired early,
well traveled,
unique,
strange,
me.

I want to be a lot of things when I grow up. And at the same time I don't ever want to grow up. 18 is a wonderful, wonderful age. I'm sure 28 is great too, and 38, and maybe even 48.

Each stage of my life will bring in a new sense of worth and sense of belonging. A new sense of what I need to do. A new sense of how to be the best me.

I'm not afraid of growing up, I'm just a fan of childhood I guess.

Just think about your answer the next time someone asks what you want to be. Really take the time to think about all the things you want to be.

NP: Drive By- Train