I’ve Stumbled across a few quotes that makes one think lately, each for their own different reasons. Perhaps it’s my current obsession with questioning everything, but I think the following are worth sharing, mainly because it prompts fascinating topics:
Accept Originality:
My absolute favorite part of this is, “[go] so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back.” While Ensler broaches quite a few topics that I’ve considered lately, this sentence hits the nail on the head. So many people have asked me recently what I’m doing after graduation- where I’m going, where I’d most like to go- and I don’t have answers… yet.
I think the problem is that I’m so excited that the world’s my oyster. Nothing’s stopping me from living in a different state, moving to a coast, even changing continents. Whereas with choosing a college, I had self-imposed constraints to staying in the United States, and knew which schools were considered the best for Journalism, there’s nothing forcing me in any direction for choosing which locations to apply for jobs.
I have, however, created a want list:
- Nature within walking distance
- Water: Lake, ocean, sea, watering hole, really cool river
- Eclectic people
That’s about it… I’m not particularly picky.
Keys to Happiness:
In 10th grade, my history teacher went around the classroom and asked each student what they’d do if nothing were to restrict us from our ideal job: we’d be able to do whatever we pleased while not worrying about money.
I said a journalist; surprisingly, so did quite a few other people who had never expressed interest in journalism before.
There’s been quite a few times in the J-School when we’ve been told that we won’t have money, a social life, or, by quite a few professors, a job after graduation. I can say this: I’m incredibly proud of all the names I’ve seen on the graduation list for this May. So much of my journalistic career has been filled with pessimism from others, and, as worrying as it can be, I know that journalism does and will make me really happy. The true journalists, the ones who care enough to fight through both the negativity and the odds, are the ones who don’t need the money, or will find a way to make it by their own method of telling their stories. Even if money is slim for the next however many years, my taste of journalism has already shown me what an awesome industry it’ll be to go into: experiencing fascinating, inspiring, and educational moments that most people will never see.
The Less Words, The Better:
Mizzou’s RTDNA chapter set up an event with Minnesota’s KARE 11′s Boyd Huppert; it was so inspirational.
One of the most fascinating parts of the seminar was showing us how few words it takes to build a better package. Letting people figure secrets out on their own makes the viewer connect that much more with a character.
Sounds like Jeffrey McDaniel has it just about right.
