I was born to...

What am I passionate about? Sometimes I think I experience passion quite easily: seeing a baby or a small child who happens to be adorable (they can't be crying). Anything involving nature--especially the night sky. The sea. Mountains. Yeah all of that. Gay rights--I like them. Poverty and those who can't seem to escape it. People in general, especially those who are in some way marginalized by religion, society, politics, etc. So basically anyone who is not a rich, white, straight, Christian man.

The problem is that I basically feel passionate about anything that isn't a rich, white, straight, Christian man. And even some of those I feel passionate about if they happen to live in a place like I do and vote Democrat. Ha. So what was I born to do? I want to do something that somehow makes a difference. I want to help people. I obviously can't help everyone. So I have to choose something. But I don't know what to choose. I really think I want to go to law school. Which is a far more specific goal than I had even a few months ago. Awesome. Some of the people who know me best have responded to this by saying "Oooooh that's *perfect* for you!" I choose to take this as a compliment.

So what kind of law should I look into? Definitely don't want to do tax law or civil litigation or even family law. Don't think I want to do criminal law. Now I'm really narrowing things down. Damn. Maybe Christy was right about this whole writing thing. Don't tell her I said that.

I think I'll go check out some advocacy groups and see what kind of lawyers work for them. Done. Good night, world.
(We'll get back to the "I was born to..." statement later)