e-louise-bates reblogged
these are very wise (and very real) words. believe me.
#this is the conversation we have regularly with our 15yo#she mostly just wants to live#and play music#and so we are encouraging her to pursue a degree that allows her to live#and play music for the sheer joy of it#(she's looking at a degree in languages)#(which allows her a lot of job options)#(and she would enjoy but wouldn't have to consider her Career)#anyway#this is really good advice to consider#and!#it's not true for all people#our 14yo is very determined on a career#in some sort of field to heal the earth#whether that be environmental engineering or regenerative agriculture or WHAT she's not sure#but that's her passion and so we want her to go for it#but that doesn't mean that everyone HAS to have a passion for a career#it's also ok to just want to live#everyone is different#and that's beautiful