Week 2 has been enlightening! I studied life plans, created a bucket list of 50 things, and pondered my childhood dreams. One very eye-opening speech was given by Randy Pausch, his "last lecture." He discussed how his childhood dream, although it took time to realize, led to his entrepreneurial goal of working for Disneyland. His statement that "experience is what you get when you don't get what you want" resonated within me. I have lived that statement!
My childhood dream was to be a writer. A writer of what, I was not sure, but I knew I liked to create stories on paper. I was also curious about history, in particular that of my ancestors. Just out of high school, I enrolled at a state university with an intended major of journalism. I knew I did not want to be a journalist, but I liked to write. Journalism was the wrong writer's path for me. I found a job doing medical transcription in an acute-care hospital, which I loved! I considered that my career until technology modernized, and my beloved job was gone. During my years at the hospital, I realized my passion for genealogy could become something more than just a hobby. I switched career gears and set my course to become a professional genealogist. I began volunteering at the local historical society and eventually was hired to be the executive director. I had found a way to make my childhood dream into reality! The final step in attaining this reality was to finish my education to which I was led by Heavenly Father. His Plan all along has been for me to become a writer!
Experience, like Pausch stated, is what I got when I did not get what I wanted. The time at a state university, my years on the job for the hospital, and my time at the historical society have provided me with much-needed experience to fulfill my childhood dream of being a writer. And now I know, a genealogical writer.
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