My goal of happiness

To reflect on my post from yesterday about the jobs and careers- I draw on an experience I had last night! I thought is was "ironic, don't you think... a little too ironic- yeah I really do think!" That was to draw on the lyrics from my co-Canadian singer Alanis Morrisette.

Alanis Morrisette - Ironic

Ok- so back to my story! I met my BEST FRIEND last night to meet up with two of her co-workers downtown for some dinner. She and I were going to the hockey game after, which I must say was awesome! (Canucks vs Colorado Avalanche and we kicked butt 5-2!) Soo my friend, for background, is just getting started as a financial advisor and is in training with these two guys. I meet one who I would like to focus on in particular who I will call Man A. I met Man A and he politely asked how I know my BEST FRIEND! and I tell him we are roommates. He then, without missing a beat, asked me what I do! It wasn't intrusive he said something like "if you don't mind me asking, can I ask what you do?"

Ok first of all- I could NOT believe that given I had written that post in the morning this is exactly what happened! I was dumbfounded to say the very least! Please know that Man A was delightful! At dinner I very much enjoyed him, he is a hard worker dedicated to his training and apparently quite spiritual, which is always super cool with me! But again- I was a little awestruck at this question exactly as we all knows is asked daily. So I told him I work in a very different field! I work with troubled youth- who may I say teach me more about life everyday than I could ever learn!

We were walking to the restaurant and I am chatting with Man A and asked him what got him into this line of work. Why did he want to become a financial advisor? You know the thing that weirded me out? I wanted to ask him what he did before!! It was like a relfex. Oh- so you are doing this now, but what did you do before because you are just starting this!!!! I am a hypocrite! However, I am grateful that I "blogged" my thoughts about all this to the world yesterday afternoon b/c I did not ask him my reflex answer. Instead I asked him why he wanted to become a financial advisor.

His answer was really cool at first! He said, "well I wanted to do something where I could follow my dreams. I wanted to do something that could take me where I want to go." I was like WOW! That's really cool! And so what are your dreams that you want to follow? And then my belly sunk a bit because he said- "well money! Isn't that everyone's dream?!" BAHHHHHH

So that is my reflection on yesterday I suppose! I find so many people have the goal of money and try to hopefully find happiness along the way. I dream of my goal as happiness and then whatever happens along the way happens! Call me crazy because I am okay with that! Sometimes I just feel like I don't fit! Maybe that is what makes me fit- that I don't fit.

Love and Respect!