Some people have one extreme passion that they dedicate their life to, like a sport or an art or a hobby. I admire these people, but I know I'm not like this. I, and I know many others, like to do everything, but during high school especially I've learned that you really can't do it all.
I've always been interested in doing everything and anything - every instrument, every sport, every party, every class, every show, every hobby. If time was unlimited, I would probably be in over half the clubs/teams at CP. This isn't too much of a problem in itself, but it becomes complicated when I also want to dedicate myself 100% to everything as well. Since 8th grade, I've learned that I really have to pick and choose what I can do so that I'll have enough time and energy to devote myself to my activities. Slowly I've had to sacrifice activities that I love so that other aspects of my life could survive. I've found this extremely difficult, especially quitting volleyball this fall.
What's the perfect balance? I realize this is a huge question and varies intensely between individuals, but at what point do we have to decide that giving up something you love to make time for other parts of your life is the right thing to do? Although I'm happy with the decisions I've made and passions I've dedicated myself to, I always have that nagging "what if?" on the back of my mind wondering how things would be if I had chosen other routes. How I wish there was time for everything.
I have the same feeling - and sometimes i wish we didn't have to go to college to be in a proffession because there are many things that i would like to try to be. I like to do the same thing - try a lot. But it's hard to pick and choose as you realize that if you want to keep an activity and simply add more :)
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