I vowed to make 2014 a year to go out and "do." Do fun things. Do adventurous things. Do risky things. Do big things. Take trips. Meet new people. Help others. At the inauguration of the new year, I decided that I was going to focus less on pronouns this year - I, you, he, she, they - and more on verbs - go, do, help, say, love, laugh, play, write, dream. One of my roommates, Rachel (the Charlotte), is an English major aspiring to be the best darn English teacher you ever did see. Needless to say, she's the one we turn to to edit papers, resumes, and even tweets. Rachel and I were talking the other day about the future. About where we'll be in the next five to ten years. We got to the topic of my dream job and how it changes almost every day. Lately, I've been playing with the idea of combining my love for the fashion industry with something in the non-profit world. I've had this idea once before, but a few days ago I resurrected it, and it's been heavy on my mind. I'm not certain about many things, but I know this - as I grow up, I want to work in fashion, if only for a while. I want to eventually teach Art History. I want to wear really fabulous things. I want to live in a cool city. I want to surround myself with people I love and who love me back. Lastly, I want to help people. See, I did it again. I used the word "I" an obnoxious number of times in the sentences above. Here's to living less for I, and more for others. I promise to live my life as a verb who helps those around me. A verb, as Rach would say, a helping verb.
all my love,
W
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