What Career Should You Actually Have?

On Facebook, people have been posting the results of an online test that tells you what career you should actually have.  I got writer.

Interestingly, about 3 years ago, my Facebook profile went through a time where the "About Me" section said: Violin and Piano Teacher; Board-Certified Music Therapist; Social Dancer; Recreational Writer.  

During that season of life, I taught music for a living and volunteered as a music therapist on the side.  I also danced a ton and wrote about it. I shared my writing with close friends, and one of them invited me to become a contributor for her online magazine.  I also entered a piece in a short story contest.  I wondered if I should start taking my writing more seriously.

The problem was, I wasn't quite sure how to navigate this path of being/becoming a writer.  

As a child, I dreamed of becoming a writer, and I wrote frequently.  I have kept a consistent journal since I was 5 years old, never waiting more than 2 weeks in between entries.  And if I got a dollar for each bit of correspondence through which I've built meaningful relationships with my friends, I'd be rich by now.  I did well on writing assignments in school, and I was a relatively quick (and loquacious) writer.  

The thing with writing, though, is that there is just so much that one can do with it.  So much, in fact, that many grand projects of mine never made it to completion.  I seem to do better with short, reflective essays.

So, though it's tempting to ramble on an on about 

~how, as a relational introvert, writing helps me express myself and communicate with others 

~how, as a relational introvert, I tend to mimic the writing styles of authors I am reading at the moment (and have yet to find my own distinct voice and style)

~how, as a relational introvert, corresponding with people far away is a highly satisfying endeavor (one day I might share about a romance that began with long emails that flew from East to West Coast)

and

~how, as a relational introvert, some of my best "friends" as a child existed in books,

I'll conclude this post for now and take a moment to introduce some of the topics which I hope to share on this blog.  Each picture is worth a thousand words!