Monday, July 11, 2005

Future Anxiety

posted by Mr Rocky Top at 6:51 PM
I have been thinking a lot lately, which isn't the greatest of news for many. This thinking has twisted my stomach up one side and the other; I have been thinking about none other than my future. Every time this pops up in my mind, I get extremely nervous and just want to revert back to my childhood. I need to know what kind of career that I want to follow; I need to know what kind of classes that I need to be taking to graduate. The first day of classes just keep sneaking up on me and will soon catch up. I'll soon once again be spending those restless nights at my desk agonizing over work. I'll very soon need to know what path my life is going to take. I really just wish that it was a simple process where God just yells out from a burning bush what my life should like in 10 years. Unfortunately, it is not that easy; I just have to sort of guess what kind of job that I want to have. I have to guess what career will make me happy in life, and I don't have much time to make that choice. I will now be entering college as a sophomore, and I will soon be running out of Gen Ed courses to be taking. I don't know what I am going to do; every time that I think about it, I just want to puke everywhere. Please just keep me in your prayers that I will soon know what path that God wants me to take; I know that if I go against His will my life will be miserable, and I want to follow Him because He has so much more knowledge than I do. All this alone time over the summer has just made my mind to crank and my stomach to churn, and I just wish that could be over and move on with my life.

6 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 13, 2005 10:04 AM

    I will be prayin for you!!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 13, 2005 4:33 PM

    Crazy thought Shawn, but have you ever thought about going into journalism or communications? A lot of the things you post on your blog are editorial type writings that one might see in a newspaper. But, yeah, I just wanted to tell you that I thought you would make an awesome journalist.
    Don't worry about it right now, though. You still have time to decide.
    - Carey

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  3. Mr Rocky TopJuly 13, 2005 10:25 PM

    Thanks guys for your thoughts and prayers! I certainly appreciate it! Funny you say that Carey because my original idea for a career was in journalism. Thanks for the props, though. It certainly keeps me encouraged and gives me the desire to keep on writing. Usually, I think the stuff that I write is stuff that no one wants to read and that comments certainly gives me encouragement. Thanks. :o)

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  4. Mr Rocky TopJuly 14, 2005 1:27 PM

    Thanks a lot, Karen! :o)

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  5. AnonymousJuly 14, 2005 10:33 PM

    Hey Shawn!
    Well i know just how you feel on this subject, I too am having this problem. You should call me some time and we could just hang out to talk about these things. I was wishing i had someone i could talk to about my concerns and worries, but i couldn't find anyone that could understand. Right now in cedar crest i'm majoring in Business MGT and double minoring in Chemistry, and Writing (which is basically their Journalism). But i have been thinking about transfering to ETSU, and there i'd be PreMed..so you see I too have some big choices to make. Call me, we'll hang out.

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  6. Mr Rocky TopJuly 15, 2005 11:14 AM

    Wow, Megan! You are certainly picking up a little of everything, aren't you? :o)

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