What should I do with my life?

Definitely travel. It may not solve your immediate problem directly, but it will certainly give you new perspectives on life and the memories and experiences will stay with you forever. Do it now that you are free and alive but don't do it on drugs, be fully awake and you'll appreciate it more.

 

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Buy a rucksack, pack only the bare essentials and travel. Not on the backpacker trail mind, that would defeat the object. Pick somewhere off the beaten track. Traveling shoud be about dealing with uncertainty and new experiences on a regular basis.

Go on. It'll put hairs on your chest.

 

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1. It is important to practice good hygeine and stay clean. For the sake of health and beauty, it should not be too hard to keep yourself clean, consume nutritious substances, breath clean air, and partake in physical fitness including stretches, aerobics, and meditation.

2. Part of personal care also involves removing psychological attachments from consuming junk, watching videos, playing video games, and partaking in damaging activities.

3. Excercise intelligence and control. Continue to learn, and exercise/build your own intelligence. Have full control of your actions, thoughts, and emotions.

4. Take care of your living space. Own your own property, and keep it clean and organized. The less belongings you have, the easier your life will be.

5. Make lots of friends and healthy relationships. Express yourself through art, writing, performing arts, etc.

6. Make your living doing what you enjoy most and what truly interests you. Do not do anything that you do not enjoy doing. Also do not do anythng that is damaging to you even if it appears you enjoy doing it. Do things that you enjoy, and are beneficial your mind and body at the same time. Always make sure nobody takes advantage of your rights.

7. Make sure you take care of your finances. Try not to use your finances to purchase material things. Use them to support yourself and your family as well as the poor people of earth.

 

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Give your life to GOD.... and serve him, in what ever manner apears in your mind.

pray and ask for guidance, if you have no answer.

close your eyes, and precieve your destiny, pray, and ask.. something will show up.


otherwise, find a good job, find a good woman, and make babies.

-MT

 

Just not there,
erm....well i'm 34, 10 gcse's, 8 C&G, 3 A levels, dropped out of a 2 year degree, spent 26 years in education, smoked far too much...erm....herbs(i stopped 4 years ago) AND i have never had a job!!!!
I have no money, no prospect of finding meaningful employment and i still don't know what i want to do when i grow up. ( FIREMAN

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i'm a very happy 'no good for nothing waste of space'.
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There's no rush when it comes to living, I agree with everyone else, if you have the chance to travel, do it. you'll regret it if you miss your chance.
Of course you could stay at home and try to make a start on a career in this shit-hole for a country! and where will you be in 5 years? not much further than you are now.
Life will sort itself out, i guarantee it.

And when your on your travels, give slim shady's theme to 8 mile a listen, there's some wise words at the very end.......

 

ALL YOU LOSERS WANT JOBS??? HOW ABOUT A CAREER??

Join the empirical church, and open a branch in your neigborhood, and you could be a general of a vast army of love, at your command to lead into prosperity and happyness.
You, will literally pull people out of the gutter, and give them jobs, a home,, food shelter.. and the joys of the logitical assitance network which is the brotherhood of the empirical church.

Dont go looking for a job.. when i offer you a career, leading your fellow humans not in acts of worship or prayer, but in acts of love,, kindness, compassion, and alot of good old hard work.

It requires a bold character, so take a another bong load, and try and have faith in your own potential to accomplish anything you set your mind to.

And if your a man or woman, and want to do battle with evil in this world...

Then..
Then first thing you need to do, is read this.... http://theempiricalchurch.blogspot.com/

And do it now.

-MT

 

Two years into a degree, and I feel the same way. Traveling doesn't seem like the answer.

Take this 86 year old Scottish man, for example. No idea what he did before retirement, but the guy has tonnes of personality, a full head of hair, and can lift 110lb patio slabs by himself! Contrast this god to a certain spiteful, balding professor who will, we all hope, contract cancer and die before the end of his shamefully long natural life.

For all we know, the Scottish man was once a professor himself, but that doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what he did to rake in the money, as long as it was by ethical means and didn't prevent him from keeping a healthy mind and body. That is in my opinion the most important thing.

Another man (Turkish) who visits my place of work almost daily, visited the other weekend carrying a half empty litre carton of Buttermilk, not caring that he looked like a crazy walking through Home Depot drinking such an unconventional choice of beverage, as long as it tasted good. (This person is widely loved for his humor and personality, but considered by almost everyone to be a bonafide whackjob, Truly a cool dude.)

See, that's I aspire to. Doing is one thing, anyone can act like a nut, but being a true nutjob is something completely seperate. Special. Something I can't get a degree in. They seem not to care about careers or finding purpose, just enjoying life.

Not trying to sound above you, Just_Not_There, we're in the same boat.

 

I don't know. All these ideas just seem to be forms of escapism (sp?) The problem has been side-stepped, and more time has been bought, but eventually you're in the same situation you were before but years later. Yeah, maybe you've gained some invaluable life experiences, and that might settle your mind at least, but it doesn't give me a place to live or pay my bills, or support a family I one day hope to have. I want to be something in my life, and it takes years to achieve that. I've already learnt how much harder it is to educate yourself when you have a full time job and rent to pay, and food and clothing and everything else that comes with independence. Nothing worth having comes easy, and there are no quick fixes which can be achieved by pretending the problem isn't there. I come from a wealthy family who have worked hard every day they've been given, and are now reaping the rewards. I'm am the black sheep in that respect, and the title is getting heavier by the day. My friend who wants to travel, he is a dreamer..I don't want to just dream - I want to do. My old man was fond of saying 'words are cheap, it's actions that count'. There's a lot of truth in that.

 

I founded 'my' family during a year of loafing...(met woman. Left her to travel in south america. Came back. Hung around for a year without a job living on meager savings. Found job. Moved country. Moved country again. Work with no contract. And certainty that I will have to switch careers totally in 3 years or so.)

Still have no future, but the family is steadily expanding.

You only live once.

 

travelling is not a form of escapism if you have nothing to escape from, it can really help you. i spent only ONE week in italy on and exchange it is truly and experience i will never forget and has really helped me to cool down

 

You need some time alone to sit down and sort out your values, likes and dislikes. Travel will give you a lot of ideas, but then when you come back you'll still be in the same spot in life unless you gather ideas on how to move forward.

Yeah, like was stated above: GET OFF THE DRUGS!!!

You need to choose a career path that you like - not the one that makes the most money - then once you have that goal insight, go for it! To be happy in life, and to be happy with your life, you have to do what you enjoy doing and see a purpose in doing it.

 

Go and work for charity overseas somewhere, teaching poor kids how to do basic math and how to read and write. Or backpack. Or seeming that you have been there yourself, work in drug rehab. If there's anything you feel passionate about , go and support it. From the sound of it, you have so much freedom in your life. Use it.

 

"When one is happy, one never bothers about other things. I guess the root of your problem is finding ways to enjoy yourself. Find something you like and forget about whats bothering you. Drink so much sugar that your endophine level drowns your brain, and people literaly lick their lips when they see you. If all else fails move to Bahrein, the country's performance is measured in Gross National Happiness and there is no advertising or traffic signals.

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" Yoda

 

Traveling doesn't just have to be about escapism. I left the part of New Mexico I was in because it was the armpit of the world (my world) and I felt there were greener pastures elsewhere (where I am now). There's no way in hell I would've done the same thing now (early 30's), but about 11 or so years ago it seemed like a no-brainer move.

The other thing is I've ended up in a job that I would have never pictured myself in, ever; but it grows on you and you get to a point where you're really good at something and the benefits outweigh the uncertainty of looking elsewhere for much higher-paying jobs. I have a brother who's got a masters in teaching and he's barely squeaking by each month (has 4 kids also); I have an in-law where the husband has no college education to speak of but lucked into an appraiser (house) career that nets him $100k/year--go figure.

I guess the point is that, Who knows what will happen if you take that trip? Maybe nothing, but man if this isn't the best time in your life to find out. If you expect things to not change upon returning, then what's the harm in going anyway? At least you get some cool experiences out of the trip and different outlooks on life perhaps. Whatever you do, have fun, otherwise none of it is worth it.