Pandria

Soleil Moon Frye‘s question of the day on Twitter is this: What do you think you excel most at in life?

I found myself pondering this question and to my surprise, I could not reach an answer. How do I know what I’m best at?  And, isn’t it kind of egotistical to assume you’re good enough at something to “excel” at it? I make a pretty mean pancake, doesn’t mean I can cook worth a hoot. I like to glue paper and stick stickers on things, doesn’t mean I can call myself a scrap booker.

And, is it better to be very very good at only one thing in life or to be kind of good in a lot of things? I suppose the better question to ask is, “are you happy with what you’re doing?” Does the thing you’re good at satisfy you or is it just something you’re good at? What if you haven’t found that thing that you excel at? What if you find out that you excel at it but don’t like it very much? What if it’s something you do love to do and you excel at it but it doesn’t pay the bills? Then what, do you give it up to survive or do you survive on knowing only that you’ve found it? Isn’t the point of life to search for that thing? If you’ve found it at a young age, are you lucky for having found it early or are you unlucky for having an entire wasted life ahead of you? Sounds rather like a glass and whether or not it’s half full or half empty. Do you fill the glass or do you pour it out?