A Discovery...

... I used to drive a Discovery.... Got 700 bucks for that thing about this time last year.I digress...

Many of you know (meaning 3 out of the 4 of you who actually read this) I have been on a journey of self-discovery for about the last 16 months... This journey actually led me to the woods for a solo encounter with a bear at one point... At any rate, I have been pretty perplexed by all the things I find myself doing, all of the things I find myself able to do, and all of the things I find myself wanting to do... which ultimately begs the bigger question people always ask me: "What do you want to do?" Like there actually could be "a thing" that sits atop, or identifies itself as being more me...

Frustrating is the least descriptive word that could be used here... But I have found a concept in the last few weeks that brings hope... It is the idea of the Generalist (in juxtaposition to a Specialist)... Wiktionary difines a generalist as: a person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields.

Here is a great description of the generalist/specialist relationship from a blog I have recently started reading - The Creative Generalist

So, there you have it, just as I described at the beginning - A Discovery... some inspiration, some hope, some mental ease that I might not have to have "that 1 thing" I ultimately want to do...