sipping coffee, listening to music on this sunny, but cold december day in michigan. advising appointment at 2pm to discuss my future at MSU in plant biology. i really have no idea what to expect from this meeting with my advisor. i had planned out all my classes to include a specialization in agronomy which would have me graduate with a BS in plant biology (ecology and evolution) with a minor in agronomy in spring 2012.

is that enough?
is that what i want? or
is that what i should do?

those questions keep coming up in my mediatation, and i am having a difficult time addressing them. in fact, they are leading to more questions i don't have the answer to.

but its irrelevant whether or not i answer them; my effort and experience in this life is whats most important for me. i know that by being mindful of my world, and reducing my suffering by following the eightfold path (http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/eightfoldpath.html) i will learn to appreciate everything and everyone and that my obsession with my future is only influenced by my thoughts and actions in the present.

"The Richest Man in Babylon" - Thievery Corporation