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have I never dreamt of a life I could make?

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

These last 4 months and change have been interesting, but I've been dogged with the feeling that I may be missing an opportunity in simply looking for more work in the same line of business. This afternoon I read a quote by Susan Voelz of Poi Dog Pondering that said: "I think what you unabashedly dream to become when you are 12-16 years old is a true dream for you. [snip] That impulse is your beacon."

It's been plaguing me ever since I read it. Is that what I should be doing with my time? Rather than looking for another IT gig; returning to some lost dream? If only I had some clue what I was 'dreaming to become' when I was 12-16. I hardly remember that time. Lessee, is it too late to become an architect? All I wanted to do in those days was draw and read and play street hockey.... Maybe that's just a differentiator between me and that musician; I've never dreamt of a life I could make. Yikes, sounds horrible when you put it in words!