What's on your Tombstone?
Making a living and having a life are not the same thing. Making a living and making a life that´s worthwhile are not the same thing. Living the good life and living a good life are not the same thing. A job title doesn't even come close to answering the question "What do you do?"
-Robert Fulghum
It would be rather sad, if my headstone were to read “Here lies Rebecca, she was a Senior Buyer”
It is rather odd that the place I spend most of my time, makes up the least of who I am. I have always thought that doing my best to be a good person would be enough for me when the field trip is over. My thinking has changed. I don't kid myself into thinking that I will be the one to find a cure for cancer or a cure for the ailing enviroment. I have decided that I just want the world to be a wee bit better for my existence. The me that loves animals and cries when she see's a "Save the Children" commercial. I want that Becky to have a mark, not Rebecca the Buyer. I enjoy being good at what I do for a living, but the fact I can negotiate 10% of cost out of a contract, isn't something I want to be remembered for.
Labels: The Book of Boo
posted by Rebecca Lynn @ 6:34:00 PM
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4 Comments:
AMEN!
I am so into reading your blog right now. It is pretty refreshing and entertaining to read one that isn't about scrapbooking , jesus , or being a tech wizard or something. That said... You have some pretty worthwhile points raised in fairly subtle ways. I have long been puzzled by people asking me what I do. My most used response to that question is "what do you mean?"
In my head, I pictured a church fundraiser banner that said "Scrapbooking for Jesus"...:P
If you go first I will tell people about the real you .... *insert evil laugh*
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