tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663998229877546776.post1110480526328287239..comments2023-06-07T07:26:14.482-04:00Comments on Anti-Choice is Anti-Awesome: Reflections on Age, Mortality, and DeathThe Pedgehoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07938339360424729672noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663998229877546776.post-10190951144553969492011-06-11T02:39:10.166-04:002011-06-11T02:39:10.166-04:00" I have been thinking particularly about my ..." I have been thinking particularly about my activism in the context of my work, and wondering about whether a commitment to working in a field that I care about is enough, or whether perhaps it would be more personally satisfactory to be doing actual tasks that I was good at and cared about. "<br /><br />Oh boy, I totally know what you mean! The jobs that have been the most meaningful to me in a values-based way (counselor, hotline responder, clinical assistant) are not really the jobs that make use of my best strengths, but I learn to do them as well as possible because I care so much about what they achieve for clients. My particular best talents, unfortunately, are better suited to not-so-urgent things like health research, policy analysis, legal writing... Honestly, this tension challenges me constantly. So I hear you. I wish there were more ways to combine a bit of each in a sustainable full-time employment situation, but that's rare.placenta sandwichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729355361057625131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663998229877546776.post-68673364976577479492011-06-07T09:36:29.978-04:002011-06-07T09:36:29.978-04:00As a 34 year old who is going back to college in t...As a 34 year old who is going back to college in the fall, I get the notion of wanting to know what you'll be when you're grown up. Know that there are those of us on the other side of your age who admire what you have done already, and are looking forward to what you'll be doing next!Jessicasayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00144941085121678098noreply@blogger.com