Some people love to hunt and are completely obsessed with
it, some are the same way with Justin Bieber, and Starbucks coffee. It has
taken me quite awhile to discover what I’m completely obsessed with and love,
but I’ve now discovered it. I’m obsessed
with the Wizard of Oz, but more importantly, Dorothy. Ever since Black Friday shopping with a friend of mine, Tres
Short, and purchasing my first Wizard of Oz memorabilia (a life size Dorothy
cut out), the addiction has grown, and grown a lot. I’ve now accumulated two
large posters and will be receiving in the mail (thanks to eBay) a 100-piece
puzzle, a Tin Man trashcan, and a Dorothy Pillow. Who knows where my collection
will go from there.
In life, we have the opportunity to participate in many different activities. We can play on sports teams, join clubs and organizations, or even have an after-school job. If you were like me, you wanted to participate in any and everything. You wanted to run cross-country, go to every Career Development Event and activity the FFA has to offer, and have an after-school job. In college, you wanted to sign up for every campus activity, apply for all the clubs and organizations, and be involved in all the intramurals.
It’s taken me awhile to discover this, but my mom called me
up the other night and goes, “Honey, (yes my mom still calls me honey) you are
running yourself crazy. You need to just find a few things you really like and focus your time and energy on them.” At that point it just clicked. I
don’t need to do everything. I need to find the things I’m truly passionate
about and focus on them. Just like my Wizard of Collection, I discovered what I truly
cared about and loved and started my collection. I look at it like this, why
put my time and energy into collecting Justin Bieber stuff when I really could
care less about him. We need to focus on the things in life that we enjoy.
How can we discover what we love and are passionate about? I
challenge you all to find that one thing that you are truly passionate about
and dedicate your time towards it; whether that be your sports team, FFA
Chapter, or after school job. Put your time into it and maybe you’ll find what
you really love, just like I did with my Wizard of Oz collection!
“If you want to fly and move on to better
things, you have to give up the things that weigh you down – which is not
always as obvious and easy as it sounds.” Unknown
“Do what your heart desires, never hold back a
thing, and don’t worry so much about what the others think, because at the end
of the day, what makes you happy is what really matters the most.” Unknown
