There is no single passion or skill that overarches everything else. And I\u2019m not saying that in a \u201cI\u2019m secretly great at everything\u201d way\u2014I\u2019m not. I\u2019m sufficient at a lot of things, but rarely exceptional at one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I sew, but my lines are crooked and you can still see the pencil marks. I paint the art in our living room, but everything is abstract because I can\u2019t really do detail. I cook, but there is almost always at least one part of the meal that is slightly over-salted. But at a glance, it all kind of works. It looks like I sewed the skirt I\u2019m wearing, made dinner from scratch, and painted the art hanging in my living room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then comes the comforting and haunting reminder all at the same time: Jack of all trades, master of none.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It feels like a phrase that finally puts words to something I couldn\u2019t quite explain before. In some ways it\u2019s comforting\u2014like there\u2019s a category for me, like I make sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that doesn\u2019t take away the voice in the back of my head that reminds me I will never be the one winning the award for a single accomplishment, or the person someone calls when they need the expert or the problem solved completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because when you zoom out and think about life in a more practical way\u2014jobs, direction, identity\u2014it starts to feel less like a cute descriptor and more like a question mark. I can do a lot of things halfway well, but there will always be someone else who can do one thing really, really well. And then you start to wonder what that means for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why would someone choose \u201cmaking do,\u201d when someone else can fully do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like floating in the sea, being carried wherever the current takes you. Sometimes that feels freeing\u2014you can drift and end up somewhere unexpected. Other times it feels a little lonely, like there is nothing anchoring you to one place long enough to call it home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But then I remember, we do not get the luxury of 24\/7 calm waters. The storms will come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And when things go south and you feel as if you’re drowning, I can be sufficient. It won\u2019t be perfect, and we might still need to call in professionals when all is said and done. But we survived the storm. And, that\u2019s more than enough for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is no single passion or skill that overarches everything else. 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