Speeches and Reasons for Motivation.

Recently I found myself watching a TED video with this twelve year old girl on it preaching about how adults should think more like children.  While I agree that she had a good point... it reminded me of how much I could be doing.

The only issue with that is that it's a lot harder than it looks to be recognized.  It's not like I want to be famous, I just want to be able to do something good for the world.  Or even just say something motivational to a large group of people.  I want to be able to know I've done something.

One of my dreams, believe it or not, has always been to deliver a grad speech in front of my fellow graduates.  One of those motivational, inspiring speeches that really gets people thinking.  Unfortunately, I think the only one who gets to deliver a speech on the night of grad is the grad president.  I ran for grad president, and we all (all... blogging is like talking to yourself. Haw.) know how that turned out.  Not good.  So needless to say I'll be just a tad disappointed if the grad president is the only one who gets to deliver a speech.  Ok, majorly disappointed.  But what can you do, right? She is a friend of mine, mind you we're not particularly close, but I might be able to pull some strings.  I already know that she gets to MC all the grad events, and I've always wanted to MC something too.  Don't ask me why.  I'm warped that way.

If it ever happens, I'll let you know.  Things like this have always been my way of thinking.  I've always wanted to try everything.  In fact, at a very young age, I wanted to ride every mode of transportation I could think of.  I wanted to be able to bike, roller blade, skateboard and skooter.  I wanted to try being a firefighter, a police officer, a doctor and a lawyer.  I wanted to bungee jump and skydive and drive a car really fast down the road.  I suppose you could call me a bit of an adventurous kid, and that has never left me.  In fact, if it weren't for my paralyzing fear of fires, getting shot, heights, bad arguments and pain in general I could still try all those things.  I've always wanted to try everything.  I still do.  Even now I have done things I told myself I would never do just so I could say "I did it."

This trend has continued through my years.  I don't know if I'm ambitious or adventurous or just curious.  Actually, it must be curiosity.  I think more than anything I want to know what it's like to do these things.  Like, when I was younger I also put my hand on a metal fireplace door to know what it was like.  I put my finger under a rocking chair while I was sitting on it to know what it was like.  I've done a lot of ridiculously stupid things for the sake of knowing what it was like. 

I think this has grown into the world.  My world has expanded, and now that I've seen pretty much everything there is to see of Alberta: (West Ed, Royal Tyrel Museum, The Lloydminister Pylons and even the Vegreville Easter Egg) and a lot of Canada: (Bay of Fundi, Signal Hill, Niagra Falls, Snow, the Colourful houses of St. Johns, the Badlands etc.), now I want to know the world. 

Which brings me back to my childhood dream of trying everything.  I want to try every country and every language. 

Unfortunately, not long ago I realized this would be impossible.  Because life is too short to do everything you want to do.  Especially since I've wasted a good portion of it sitting in the same place and not being motivated enough to do anything like learn the things I want to learn.  I'm trying harder, now, but it's going to take a bit for me to get where I want to be in life.

I'm going to work my hardest to be happy and have experienced as much as I can in life.  :)  Except skydiving.  I just don't think I could swing that.