How did you find your path?

Not sure where to put this, but it randomly popped into my head so I guess I'll put it here.

It seems like for some people there is blaring lights and signs telling them what to do in life.
Im 27 and still trying to figure out who I want to be when I grow up.
I dont mean just how do you know what to do for a job, but how you want to live your life?

 

I haven't found it... I mostly just feel spastic.

 

I wasn’t certain which direction to go after graduating from high school so I joined the air force.

It gave me the discipline I lacked, purpose, and it allowed me to travel and see the world for a broader perspective


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What do you enjoy doing?

 

i just try different things and see what works and what doesn't.

 

There is no place to go.

 

Just do what you love doing.

 

like masturbating..

 

I don't know what I want to be when I grow up either.


The path is always taking me in new directions.

When I was 27 years old I had no clue about to do with my life either.

My business successes have been in about 5 areas of interest that I had over the years growing up.

Figure out how to convert what you love to do, into money. Simple really, it is just we make it so hard sometimes.

Find a spiritual quest and go at it like your life depends on it. Because it does.

 

One of the astronauts on a recent shuttle flight was commenting on being an astronaut for so many years and the end of the shuttle program. He's probably well into his 40s. He said he had great enjoyment with being an astronaut, but when the shuttle program ends he has to figure out what he wants to do when he grows up.

I thought that was a humorous remark.

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I think in some ways my path found me.

I had to take a filler course in high school and took accounting and that was it. I was hooked. I never intended to go into business.

When in University I took a side course in HRD as I thought it would be interesting and help me with my degree and then decided to do both. Enrolled and finished both degrees.

The last one I took was a natural end to the other two, just because it would further my career in something I already loved.

I landed a job that I love and still do, the same way. It was a social event and I was offered the job that evening.

I think because I have liked what I chose, it worked for me.

Find what works for you, what sparks you.

 

When you think about how many people end up with a whole new career as a result of economic times, it actually is a brilliant remark.

 

yellow bricks, man

 

All I ever wanted was a home life worth coming home to. Didn't care about the petty details like career choices.

 

Yea, I wasnt really asking about how people found their career, I guess more their true selves, a lifestyle they are happy with.

Like, I know my basic core, qualitys I have that make me, me. But I almost dont know how to live as me (if that makes any sence?)

I could care less about what I do for a job, every job Ive had has been totally diffrent and I enjoyed them all. As long as I can survive I dont care what Im doing.
I feel like Ive got these 2 sides of me (I guess Im a true gemini hah) that conflict eachother.
I had always been a wanderer, didnt have more posessions then what I needed, traveled all over, lived with a bunch of people in like informal co-op's etc. I ended up in all different types of places with different people trying to find what fit for me. I liked living that way...
Now Ive got 2 houses, 2 cars, a boat, and all this stuff. It's nice and all and there are parts of me that like it, but other times I just want to burn it all and take off.

My bf grew up poor in the ghetto, and to him sucess is having nice things, which is how I ended up with all this stuff. I think I scared the crap outa him last night when I told him I wanna get rid of eveything in my life and be free.

I feel like i need to start from scratch again and take the time to find what works, find a balance between the 2 sides of me....

 

There are no blaring lights and sirens for other people. It may just seem that way because you are unhappy.

Basically, decide what YOU want, not what your boyfriend or anyone else wants, and go for it. That may mean leaving him behind with his possessions.

 

I just try to walk the path God has put before me.

I thought about my ways, and turned my feet to Your testimonies.
I made haste, and did not delay to keep Your commandments.
- Psalm 119:59-60

The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, and He delights in his way.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the LORD upholds him with His hand.
- Psalm 37:23-24

 

I'm pushing 50 and still not sure what I want to do when I grow up.

Life isn't something with a defined endpoint or goal, it's an ongoing,ever changing process.
If you set yourself some goal in regards to happiness and discovering your true self, than you are only going to find disappointment and always be chasing your tail.
The "things" you are talking about grow and change as you grow and change.
The real secret is to learn to accept yourself as is and live every moment as if it is your first and last.

 

I'm a lost cause at the moment, hoping someday I will realize the direction I should go in. I always thought intelligence pays, but in light of my friends and myself (good qualifications and grades), i'm starting to feel otherwise.

Ideally what I would like to do is be a session musician, since i put so many years into learning music. I have never tried to get into the industry, don't know how, but maybe I should look into that.

But that's a dream job, very unlikely it will ever happen.