Excellent post as always from my big sister. Like Gina, my career plan never went the way i envisaged after flying for the RAF went out the window, due to failing the eyesight test, I went off to Uni to train as a cartographer (a form of artist I guess) but for various reasons that never happened and ended up in Local and Central Government and finally the NHS, at 63 I’m still trying to decide what I’m going to do when I grow up.
Thank you! I think what I'm saying is that ultimately it doesn't matter if we don't always follow our first choices (after the initial disappointment) but it's about finding that internal contentment with our lives. I would still love to go back and tell Fr Nassan he was so wrong though! If only I knew then....
what an amazing post Gina. You hit the nail right on the head. Success in life is an internal thing, not external. Our eldest daughter challenged us when we tried to control her freedom of choice, we backed off and they all had the freedom to pursue their own paths and today the are all very successful and content and allowing their own children to do the same. Congratulations on your exhibit you did it and that is success.
Thank you Marilyn. When you say it is an internal thing you are absolutely right. We are so often bombarded by external signals it becomes hard to ignore them and seek contentment within ourselves. It's lovely that you had the wisdom to let your children follow their own paths because it's not always easy to sit back and watch them choose something we may not think sensible.
Excellent post as always from my big sister. Like Gina, my career plan never went the way i envisaged after flying for the RAF went out the window, due to failing the eyesight test, I went off to Uni to train as a cartographer (a form of artist I guess) but for various reasons that never happened and ended up in Local and Central Government and finally the NHS, at 63 I’m still trying to decide what I’m going to do when I grow up.
Thank you! I think what I'm saying is that ultimately it doesn't matter if we don't always follow our first choices (after the initial disappointment) but it's about finding that internal contentment with our lives. I would still love to go back and tell Fr Nassan he was so wrong though! If only I knew then....
what an amazing post Gina. You hit the nail right on the head. Success in life is an internal thing, not external. Our eldest daughter challenged us when we tried to control her freedom of choice, we backed off and they all had the freedom to pursue their own paths and today the are all very successful and content and allowing their own children to do the same. Congratulations on your exhibit you did it and that is success.
Thank you Marilyn. When you say it is an internal thing you are absolutely right. We are so often bombarded by external signals it becomes hard to ignore them and seek contentment within ourselves. It's lovely that you had the wisdom to let your children follow their own paths because it's not always easy to sit back and watch them choose something we may not think sensible.