My career, my life

I won’t apologize, so don’t ask me. I’ve been given a wonderful opportunity this summer an am taking complete advantage of it. I’m trying to get the most out of it because it’s rewarding, I’m good at it, and i love it. I’m passionate about what i’m doing and that’s all that matters. I come home every day exhausted and sometimes too tired to run to get froyo or get dinner with friends but who cares? Who cares because I feel amazing about what I accomplished that day. I feel like I did something real, that I affected someone I don’t know. That I did something I’m proud of and learned from it. Ya, I screw up with a lot of the things I do but I’m human and I’ve learned from all of those mistakes.

I feel like I’m finally starting to learn about myself. About what I’m good at and need to improve at. I’m figuring out what I actually want to do with my life. How many people can say that at age 19? How many people can say they are one step closer to finding what their passion is or what they are meant to do.

It is not “just a job” and I don’t care if I’m being paid minimum wage. It’s my career, it’s what I’ll spend a huge chunk of my life doing. Please don’t think for a minute that I am going to take that for granted. Don’t think my priorities are messed up because finding out what I’m meant to do and be in life is and should be my top priority. I’ve never put anything before my close friends and family and that’s not about to change.

Unless you’ve been in my shoes and had the experiences that I’ve had- don’t berate or judge my decisions. It’s not fair that I have to pay for doing something that I love and finding out who I am. Those are my choices, so respect them. I should have my choices more than respected- I should be supported and encouraged. Encouraged to keep doing what I love, to keep finding my passion and to keep finding out who I am.

I will not apologize for trying to build my career and more importantly, my life.

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