Brownie Pan. :)

The other night I had a sugar craving at midnight that landed me in the kitchen making brownies. :) When they were finished, I was dishing them up, and the different kids who had mysteriously woken from their deep slumbers were telling me whether or not they wanted a corner, side, or middle piece. Well, when you have a family of 9, the brownies disappear pretty quickly. Finally, there was just one brownie left--a corner one. My little sister asked if I wanted it, and I told her no. I don't like the corner pieces. She does, so she took it. That is where my thinking began. Each member of my family likes a different brownie. That is what makes each of them happy and what gets rid of the entire pan. I mean, if we all only liked the middle pieces, someone would either always be unsatisfied, or there would always be a layer around the edge that didn't get eaten. It takes all sorts of people to make the world go round, to make an entire pan of brownies disappear. It takes a wide range of personalities to make a family function and learn from each other. Lately, I have been worried that my major isn't really going to get me anywhere big and successful in life. My mom, who usually sheds light on the situations that need shedding light on, reminded me that I didn't have to be big and successful to make a difference. The world takes all different sorts of people to make things work. If we were all big and successful, no one would be! There would be no motivation to work harder and progress. Even if I never become some big name cellist, I will be content with just working as hard as I feel I can and maybe teaching future big name cellists. I guess I'm content with being the person in the world and my family who likes the middle brownie. It's okay not to have some huge, important career or dream. My dreams are to get married, be a mom, teach cello students, and play in the OTS someday, and that is enough. Everyone else can finish off the rest of the pan. :)