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thenewgreen  ·  2149 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: January 9, 2019

    considering that I have no idea what I would do with my BA (and I'm 19!!)
- Hey pal, I'm pulling for you. Always. But you are NOT supposed to know what you would do with your BA at 19. Hell... you're not supposed to know at 25. If you are one of the rare souls that knows your life's direction by 25, I kind of feel sorry for you. I'm 41, I have a pretty good idea of what I'm gonna be doing the next 2-3 years, but beyond that... No idea. My college education was a joke, from a specific career standpoint. What it taught me was self reliance, how to deal with loneliness (I had some dark times) and how to be social.

It's so hard to have perspective at 19. But, trust me... none of the things stressing you out matters as much as you think. Not even close.

Take care of yourself. Do something active. Sweat. Make something. Go to the school of music and play a drum set. Go see a movie.

When you go home those 2 weeks a year, you're gonna feel like a rock star. Why? Cause you are strong enough to get out. You are strong enough to leave the nest and forge your own path.

You've got this, galen. Onward!