W02 Create a Life of Meaning

 This week's focus was to create a life of meaning. It was full of goal setting, short and long term. It involved the why behind my goals. This was a good thing to ponder. I have goals. Why do they matter? Why am I setting them? It is because they align with who I am and the type of person I want to become. 

We watched a video for class - Randy Pausch's Last Lecture. He has terminal cancer, this was his last lecture. You can tell by his personality that he lived a life of meaning and of love. I want to embrace this love of life. I want to instill it in my child. Pausch made his childhood dreams come true. 

Dreaming is so important- it gives momentum to life. It brings nuance and excitement and a desire to grow. One of my childhood dreams was to work with animals professionally. Sometimes this was a desire to be a vet, or work at a wildlife sanctuary, or as a groomer. This was other times to run an animal shelter, or train animals to do tricks. Animals have always been important to me. While I may not achieve the dream to work with animals professionally- other career options have become more exciting to me - I do instill a love of animals in my child. We have two pet rats- another dream of mine come true. I had rats when I was younger and now, finally, as an adult I own rats again. They bring so much joy to our household. We learn patience and trust when handling and caring for them. Owning them is exciting, unique, and often silly. Having rats in our lives accomplishes some of my stepping stones to becoming the mother and wife I want to be.