<p>unalove
thank you for posting this. I hope it gets LOTS of thoughtful reads. I like to think that my H and I (who have each had several career and life reinventions in the course of our full and satisfying lives) have been good illustrations for our kids (I hesitate to say “examples”) of the rewards of doing what you love. We are not the most affluent family around, and we have emphatically not made life decisions with the bottom line as our main priority. But in personal/life/spiritual satisfaction, we find ourselves at mid-life with work we love and few regrets about the paths not taken. It’s our best wish for our children.</p>
<p>Another related axiom: “Do what you love and the money will follow.” has been true for us, and I think is in reach of many more people than pause to give it thoughtful consideration.</p>