Rock My World

I had a conversation yesterday that rocked my world. Literally. Let me tell you why.

I've heard and been a part of many conversations over the past few years regarding the generational clash of Milledgeville. There are many wonderful people who are from here and their families have been a vital part of this town for numerous years. They love this town and want to preserve its rich history and heritage. Then there is the group of young adults, some from the area but many who come here as college students, fall in love with the quaintness of the town and decide to find work and stay. They too want to preserve the town. The issue here comes from a differing interpretation of what it means to preserve the town. Many of the older, rooted group sees the preservation as keeping things exactly the same. The younger generation sees it as maintaining the architecture and sense of community but building it up by allowing new businesses and the such. 

This is certianly a simplified viewpoint of the situation, but it gives a very general feeling of what's going on. 

With two groups so passionate and willing to give back to the community where is the balance? How do we allow this town, so clearly loved, to continue to grow while maintaining a sense of history? It all starts with support and collaboration. Both parties need to see the other's strengths and be able to support growth. 

This is the conversation I had yesterday with one of our city aldermans. I called her on behalf of a friend who offered to aid her in her campaign for city council elections coming up. I was trying to set up a meeting to begin work on her social media enterprise and she ended up telling me how supportive she was of the younger generation because we are the future of this town. She has stood up for a group of local, young professionals trying keep Milledgeville alive through business collaborations numerous times lately and I believe this is the type of relationship we need to see being fostered. 

The moment I heard the excitement in her voice about working together in support of each other's challenges and goals, my heart was beaming with happiness! This is the beginning of what Milledgeville needs. This is the beginning of seeing this town flourish due to the hard work and love of BOTH generations. 

Technology Smechnology

This be cray! I'm writing a blog post on my phone! Call me behind the times, but I just now downloaded the blogger app on my phone. I don't think I could write every post like this but having the ability to take a picture and directly post it to my blog is beyond delightful. 

So, here's to figuring technology out more and more every day and trying to act like I know what I'm doing sometimes. :) 

Tiny Dreamer

Okay, so maybe I'm still young according to the world's standards and the average lifespan of Americans, but I feel like I've reached a crucial milestone: the dilemma of where to take my career. I'm 24 years old and have a full time job in the field in which I studied in a beautiful and quaint little town. Sounds golden, right? Well, no matter how many times I hear people tell me how awesome my life seems on paper, I can't help but think in the back of my head, something's missing. I wish I could tell you what's next, but I don't always even know myself.

What I do know is that I need something in my life that is for me. Solely for me. I need something to be selfish about. Come on, we all need that something to be rightfully selfish about at times. It's called a hobby, not to be confused with obsession. Well, for me, I want to figure out a way to turn a hobby into work. I'm not the type of person who can do work just to do work and make money. I have to enjoy what I'm doing 100%. Am I a product of generation y? Yes. Does this mean I don't know how to work hard?  Hell no....it just means I'm a free styling, whimsical, free spirited dreamer that wants to enjoy life in every moment.  And I intend to figure out how to balance what I enjoy with a way to make a living.

What's next now? Setting up conversations with executive coaches, executives and just some good ole friends. I like to try and get as many varying thoughts as possible, not for anyone to tell me what I should do but maybe various ways to achieve something different. Brainstorming if you will.  I have ideas of what I'd like to end up doing at some point and potentially in the near future, but shhh...they're a secret. ;)

Life is a boggled mess of wonderfulness, just take the bull by the horns and see what happens. Set goals but not expectations. Let life surprise you and go with it. And when you get to a stump like me, just take some time to figure out what might work for you and start some conversations with people. You never know what someone might know that will be of benefit to you. Keep dreaming loves.