What am I doing?

I hope Pea doesn't let the loftiness of her goals prevent her from chasing after them.

Greek philosopher Epictetus once said, "If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." 

I love this quote, on many levels. It speaks directly to trying new things, to the importance of setting and speaking goals for yourself, to being comfortable in your own skin, to making decisions that suit your desires and not those of others, and so on.

People, I love this Epictetus quote so much I put in the "Info" section of my Facebook page. It's that's serious.

So now, in the spirit of this personal mantra, I'm setting a lofty goal for myself; one that will make me seem both foolish and stupid. 

I want to interview someone of consequence for my blog, on the topic of parenting of course. A celebrity, a politician, an expert or specialist of somekind, etc. A father, ideally, since the web is rife with with mommy blogs that feature mommy bloggers, blogging from a mommy's perspective. 

Imagine reading my interview with Matt Damon, where he tells us that his greatest fear for his darling Isabella and Gia is not that they will fall into the trap of young celebrity, but that they grow up to be, in any way, anything like Ben Affleck.

(Why so much Matt/Ben animosity, you wonder? You see, by the time I interview Matt he and Ben will have had an epic falling out over the plot to Good Will Hunting 2... Matt wanted to show how his character evolved to deal with his great gift while Ben wanted to show how his character deals with the untimely death of Matt's character in the first 5 minutes of the movie.)

So there it is. I think it would be fascinating to hear what 'famous' fathers fear most for their kids, given their unique position in this world. Their anti-hopes and anti-dreams for their broods, in a manner of speaking. 

The mission begins. Stay tuned.

I may not know what I want my Pea to become, but I hope she doesn't let the loftiness of her goals prevent her from chasing after them.