Often over the past 7 years I have wanted to have a career different from the one I have. This has lead to fantasies about working in fields that actually make a difference, that help people, animals, soceity as a whole, or fulfill my want to feel special and/or important. Instead, I am a cog in a large industrial machine and the realization of my more altruistic side is found through volunteer work, charitable donations, and armchair political activism.
Below are some of the jobs or in some cases careers that have attracted my attention or been my aspiration in the previous years.
*Forensic Pathologist-I imagine working with the dead would be peaceful, but also interesting. My respect for the bodies they leave behind and the information gathered by Pathologist is useful in alleviating family’s grief, solving crimes, and improving science. The amount of school I would need to go back for to do this job makes it financially prohibitive.
*EMT/Paramedic-Helping people is the central draw of this career path. Not to mention the excitement and critical thinking involved. I have an Uncle who does this and he is tall and strong with a calm, deep voice. Being short of stature and a women, the physical requirements are daunting, especially when you consider the possibility of needing to carry someone down countless flights of stairs safely.
*Editor-I love reading and writing, but aside from that have no real qualifications that would recommend me to this position.
*Adventure Racing-You may have guessed that I am a huge fan of Mark Burnett’s Eco-challenge on the Discover Channel. I love watching teams push past there human limits and show an endurance of the mind and mastery of the body that you see in very few sports. The Kayaking, Biking, Hiking, River Rafting, Map reading, and interpersonal interaction is appealing to me. I like the comradery and the variety of events, and think I could handle them well if I were in better physical condition. Something unique to this sport is that most of the participants are not in their twenties, they are instead seasoned athletes who know their strengths and weaknesses. A girl like me is more cut out to consider this strictly a spectator sport.
*Author-Same pros and cons as being an editor, plus I am uncertain if I possess the self-motivation required to sit at a desk for 8 hours a day writing.
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If I had not screwed up my life with toxic relationships, addictions, and stupidity, and if I didn't develop a severe mood disorder, these are the careers I would have chosen instead of my now living off of Social Security Disability in my mother's basement.
Musician - I'm only truly happy when I am singing.
Veterinarian in a Zoo - then I could work with animals without having to deal with negligent and moronic owners.
Midwife - the preservers of birth as celebration instead of dangerous medical procedure.
Journalist - because the world needs more who are unwilling to bend to whoever's in power.
Farmer - I may still do this. I want land with fruit trees and chickens and maybe sheep so I can spin my own wool and dye it with herbs and crochet sweaters with it.
As for being an author: you don't have to write eight hours a day. I think it was Ray Bradbury (or Stephen King) -- or both? -- that said that he/they write a couple of hours in the morning, then the rest of the day is spent dealing with family, "real life."
I'm only truly happy when I'm writing.
Anything else, aside from writing, and friends and (blood-related) family, distracts from what matters.
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