Sense, Sensibility and a Whole Lot of Mental Clutter

I sometimes overhear parents having conversations with their children about how they can be anything and everything they want. This falls into cynical eavesdropping because though it sounds lovely, it is somewhat unrealistic.

But that last word, "unrealistic," also bothers me. Why is that I feel this way? Is it because I see and know many wonderful individuals who have oodles of talent, passion, drive and charisma and they still don't know what that "anything" is? Is it because it walls in potential and circumstance?

The more I think about it, the less clear the answer becomes. Perhaps we can be anything, but we need to narrow down that field. In a sea of endless opportunities (and by endless I of course mean there are parameters often dictated by socioeconomic conventions), where do we begin? I know what I don't like; I know what I am not the best or even good at; but, what I don't know is what I love so much and excel in to make me wholly fulfilled. I don't think there is a distinct quality that sets me apart, but I am also starting to realize that I am worth more than sometimes credited for.

Those encouraging words that first caress us are hard to find outside this family unit. Few people want to see you succeed and will support your journey to self realize, but those who do are absolutely priceless and often key pieces of an otherwise overwhelmingly confusing puzzle.

As you de-clutter through all the "right and sensible" decisions to find out what is right and sensible for you, you have to decide what anything means. Do you chase your dreams, whatever they may be, 24/7? do you balance your sensibilities with your senses in an effort to find material and spiritual wealth? what does anything look like for you? Perhaps the scariest step is seemingly the simplest: what does anything look like for you?