Work has been on my mind a lot these days. The current busyness and stress of work has been paving the way to thoughts on what the future holds. I am convinced that any attempt I make of trying articulate my thoughts at this present time will only come across as jibberish. But I would say the vast majority of my thoughts are related to my dissatisfaction with my current work and the struggle to figure out how to make a change that will bring that longed for satisfaction. I stumbled upon this quote in my search for inspiration and I wanted to share it since it articulates the thoughts that I have been having.

Rainer Maria Rilke says...

Ah, this longing to be able to begin, and always all of these blocked paths. How will it be with my work? Every morning I get up for the useless and anxious waiting, and go to sleep disappointed, disoriented, and overcome with my inability. Ah, if I had a manual craft, a daily task, something closer...instead of this waiting for faraway things.

So I am making attempts at starting some of those "manual crafts" and "daily tasks" that can help me make some small movement toward the fulfillment of my dreams. I had a few great conversations with friends this weekend that sent me on some good leads for networking and business ideas. Lauren, an MBA candidate, was pouring out all of her expertise and helped give me some great practical steps that I could take to peruse and pursue my culinary dreams. Another friend, Jason, told me about at company that is doing something along the lines of one of my ideas. So I am hoping to explore what Culinary Communion has to offer.

Sorry if my thoughts seem a little scattered today. I'll write more on the topic very soon.