TOW: What does the future hold?

You know, I have been thinking a lot about the future lately.

I recently helped a friend move into his own place, and start a new chapter in his life.  He has just ended a long and difficult relationship, and was looking forward to just trying to figure things out for himself, and find his own, personal breath of fresh air.  (Which is surprisingly hard to do in a big city.)

This weekend, I celebrated a birthday of a good friend, and introduced friends, old workmates and complete strangers to my boyfriend.  It was certainly an interesting experience.  I don't think I've ever had to do that before.  The next night, we had a big roommate dinner at my place, so it was a good way to get to know Celine and Brad better.  I think everyone had a nice time.

And I guess, with some of these moments this weekend, and in the last week, I have started to think about a few things:

-Where do I want to live?  Where would I live, if I could, for the rest of my life?
-Who do I want to share my life with, and what people are most important to me?
-Where do I want to be in 10-20 years, career-wise?  Who's the person I see who I would want to be, if I could in my working world?
-What are some big achievements I want in my life, to make me feel like I am living a full life?

I think these are questions I have been mulling over for the last 6-8 months.  Normally, I don't have a problem creating goals for myself: short term, mid term, long term.  But lately, I had a lot of time to think about what I want, what I really want.  And what I mean by that is 'what do I want, as an adult person, living in the world.'  I am aware that life is short, and you can miss many things by not focusing on what matters.

So I am taking some time, over the next 4-6 months, I think, to really think about what I want for the future, and what that should look like.