Do what you love and love what you do

May 30, 2014 By

I really enjoy the Humans of NY social media feed. If you’re not familiar with it, a New York-based man goes around taking pictures of people and interviewing them. He publishes a small, poignant snip of the conversation that gives a beautiful insight into the souls of strangers.

Here are a few of my favorites:

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There is always a way back….

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This woman reminds me of ME when I was 19.  Hence the reason I traveled the world and didn’t marry until I was 30. :-)

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This one is probably my favorite. Sometimes you get life’s biggest answers through the most unassuming people.

This woman struck a chord for me, particularly because my passions bring me so much joy and as a mom, it is downright thrilling to see my kids discovering theirs.

On another note, I was listening to the radio the other day when the DJ talked about Jim Carrey’s commencement speech at the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa. I only half-heartedly listened because really, what profundities can really come from Jim Carrey? Turns out, plenty.

“My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn’t believe that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice,” Carrey said. “Instead he got a safe job as an accountant.”

All of that fell apart, the actor said, when his dad lost his job and the family fell on hard times.

“I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which, was that you can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.”

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