Ambition
Ellen Dejeneraes says her childhood ambition was always to work with animals. I don’t think I had a childhood ambition. I always wanted to beat up my brother and not get beaten up by my sister, but I don’t think that counts.
But, as an adult I’ve always wanted to drive one of those big things you see scrapping dirt when they rebuild roads. You know the big machine I’m talking about -they let the middle part down on the ground and drive and then the back end fills up with dirt. Next they turn around. Now that would be the fun part The little front end whips around on a dime and the huge back end kinda makes this big U turn. Then the fellow goes to another area and dumps out his load of dirt. How cool is that
Well that’s my “adult” or not so adult ambition —what’s your’s?
But, as an adult I’ve always wanted to drive one of those big things you see scrapping dirt when they rebuild roads. You know the big machine I’m talking about -they let the middle part down on the ground and drive and then the back end fills up with dirt. Next they turn around. Now that would be the fun part The little front end whips around on a dime and the huge back end kinda makes this big U turn. Then the fellow goes to another area and dumps out his load of dirt. How cool is that
Well that’s my “adult” or not so adult ambition —what’s your’s?
posted by Deb | 6:23 AM
3 Comments:
I just watched the movie "Office Space" again- it's a hilarious movie. The main guy in that movie has the goal to do nothing. I feel the same. Sadly, I have no ambition or ambitious dreams. I never wanted to be anything when I grew up and now that I'm grown up I feel just as lost. The funny thing is, I think I have a pretty nice life. Go figure.
I have felt that way too, at times. I often have just wanted to live in the moment. -or 1 day at a time. Jobs have not given me that "wow" thing. I was always satisfied with what I did, and with being a mom. But, I have always loved adventures. Trying something new. I love the adrenalen (sp) rush of new adventures.
I remember hearing some famous person (I think Donald Trump or Bill Gates) say something like "find something you love and then find a way to make money at it". I feel that is just great but is that ambition? -no I don't think so. That sounds like where you are at, you're doing somthing you like and yet feel it's not what you dreamed of...you can still be totaly happy with that. And like you I don't think I ever had "ambition" and now at my middle age I trying to reinvent myself. I am full of questions and not so full of answers. Sorry.
hI know when I was very young my ambition was to be a truck drive. I thought they were so cool. Later my ambition became playing professional football. A dream job would be to earn a living as a professional golfer. Nice weather, travel, plenty of money, playing a game, etc. I would love to learn how to fly. It would be super cool to travel to space. Wrestle an aligator or swim with sharks. ok you got me, there will be no wrestling or swimming with anything that thinks I taste good.
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