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re: Considering rebooting my life
Posted on 6/13/23 at 4:08 pm to mjthe
Posted on 6/13/23 at 4:08 pm to mjthe
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Do you know what you want to do with your life?
I used to, but I do not any more. I spent my teens and 20's planning to be able to be a husband and father to support a family. I saw passions as selfish and only cared about having a career that would allow me to support others financially because I thought that was the only measurement that mattered. I was married, then I discovered that I couldn't have kids of my own, and my wife left me. I have struggled for general direction ever since.
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What makes you happy?
Making music, debating, researching weird abstract topics, trying new foods, beautiful natural places and aesthetic architecture
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Are you religious?
I used to be. I had a near death experience last year where I literally visited the afterlife. It has definitely shaken me to my core and left me questioning everything that I previously knew. It's a weird dichotomy, I now have unshakable personal evidence that the Christian God exists, but also have unshakable personal evidence for why I shouldn't necessarily trust in said God. Our God is FALLIBLE. He makes MISTAKES...ALL THE TIME! As a result, I have struggled to go back to church since then.
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I've always had some sense I had a mission and knew what I want to do with my life
I was offered a mission in the after life, but it was one completely antithetical to my values as a person. I turned the mission down, and was told that it was my cross to bear to not allow that mission to happen if I was rejecting it. I know that's really vague and weird, but Peter's a real piece of work, after-all. Never met an answer he wanted to give straight.
This post was edited on 6/13/23 at 4:10 pm
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Posted on 6/13/23 at 4:12 pm to kingbob
Damn baw, what kind of drugs are you on?
Posted on 6/13/23 at 5:03 pm to kingbob
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Do you know what you want to do with your life?
I used to, but I do not any more. I spent my teens and 20's planning to be able to be a husband and father to support a family. I saw passions as selfish and only cared about having a career that would allow me to support others financially because I thought that was the only measurement that mattered. I was married, then I discovered that I couldn't have kids of my own, and my wife left me. I have struggled for general direction ever since.
After reading all of this thread I think a few things:
1. A really lot of people satisfy their passions by doing things like volunteering, exercising (if it's their passion), singing in a choir or similar type band that only practices once a week and performs sometimes...or maybe more. I work with a guy who is a marketing guy, but plays in a band in Houston on the weekends, writes music, and has 2 children and a wife. You can do all these things...but you just hustle all the time and don't have down time. For him, performing is his recharging down time. You like trying new foods? Learn to cook them and cater part time. In Nola, if you've got a great personality, but together foodie tours and share it with others. Move and like somewhere you can hike on the weekend. Example: My hairstylist is very creative. He is excellent and teaches (mostly on Sunday) in addition to working. He is really good at what he does and with a few others, he has started these hair shows for stylists. It's fun for him and makes a little money. He also has started a line of clothing. He sews on stuff, paints and distresses, etc. He isn't gay and also has a 4th grade daughter that lives with him.
2. You sound like a creative type person. Not surprising you don't like law. But things like law, accounting, engineering, IT...a really lot of it is the grunt details. They are detail oriented professions and if you hate that and think you only care about the big picture...in those careers, that's a problem. The absolute very top people are the big picture ones and they've put in their dues with the details and should know all that stuff. Also, a lot of the time, you pay your dues and the first few years you work a shite ton of hours.
3. In construction, you may have worked for the wrong company. There's all kinds. Maybe you could combine your construction experience with law...contracts? It's detailed though.
4. Sounds like you had your life sort of planned out and it slapped you in the face when it turned out differently. That's a hard thing. Not sure it sounds like you've recovered. Do you still need to get over that to figure out what to do next?
5. If you really have no clue, take some of these folks offers and spend a year working offshore or something similar. I bet after that time, you'll figure out why you don't want to do that forever and that law isn't so bad. This sounds mean, but you sound a little like the young nurses, healthcare workers, therapists, etc. at my hospital. They always have something that they are complaining about, don't like. I feel like they haven't even worked enough places or lived enough to know how well they have it. Life isn't perfect. Things happen. You adapt and survive...or not. You have some growing up to do.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 6:00 pm to kingbob
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I now have unshakable personal evidence that the Christian God exists, but also have unshakable personal evidence for why I shouldn't necessarily trust in said God. Our God is FALLIBLE. He makes MISTAKES...ALL THE TIME! As a result, I have struggled to go back to church since then.
This is a problem. Whatever you experienced wasn’t “the Christian God”. Sorry that’s the case despite your confidence in your unshakable evidence. No doubt something happened and it probably is having a profound influence on your current mindset.
Find a real church, traditional, conservative, orthodox, not a liberal believe nothing one. Get counseling. Get your faith in Christ back in balance. Get your heart right and your butt will follow.
All this other crap will fall in line.
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“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear.
Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are you not much more valuable than they?
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
And why do you worry about clothes?
See how the flowers of the field grow.
They do not labor or spin.
Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?
So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:26-34
Posted on 6/13/23 at 6:56 pm to kingbob
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I used to be. I had a near death experience last year where I literally visited the afterlife. It has definitely shaken me to my core and left me questioning everything that I previously knew. It's a weird dichotomy, I now have unshakable personal evidence that the Christian God exists, but also have unshakable personal evidence for why I shouldn't necessarily trust in said God. Our God is FALLIBLE. He makes MISTAKES...ALL THE TIME! As a result, I have struggled to go back to church since then. quote:I've always had some sense I had a mission and knew what I want to do with my life I was offered a mission in the after life, but it was one completely antithetical to my values as a person. I turned the mission down, and was told that it was my cross to bear to not allow that mission to happen if I was rejecting it. I know that's really vague and weird, but Peter's a real piece of work, after-all. Never met an answer he wanted to give straight.
I know I’m not exactly what one might call a friend of organized religion, but have you considered questioning the objective reality of this experience in light of the fact that it seems to run counter to, literally, every known human religion?
On a mildly related note, I would be genuinely interested to read the detail. I obviously can’t speak for the rest of these miscreants, but I would read without comment or critique, beyond simply acknowledging that I had seen it
Posted on 6/13/23 at 6:59 pm to kingbob
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I used to be. I had a near death experience last year where I literally visited the afterlife. It has definitely shaken me to my core and left me questioning everything that I previously knew. It's a weird dichotomy, I now have unshakable personal evidence that the Christian God exists, but also have unshakable personal evidence for why I shouldn't necessarily trust in said God. Our God is FALLIBLE. He makes MISTAKES...ALL THE TIME! As a result, I have struggled to go back to church since then.
You sound like a great candidate for an ayahuasca journey or a weekend of dropping acid in the tropics.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 7:15 pm to kingbob
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I used to be. I had a near death experience last year where I literally visited the afterlife. It has definitely shaken me to my core and left me questioning everything that I previously knew. It's a weird dichotomy, I now have unshakable personal evidence that the Christian God exists, but also have unshakable personal evidence for why I shouldn't necessarily trust in said God. Our God is FALLIBLE. He makes MISTAKES...ALL THE TIME! As a result, I have struggled to go back to church since then.
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I was offered a mission in the after life, but it was one completely antithetical to my values as a person. I turned the mission down, and was told that it was my cross to bear to not allow that mission to happen if I was rejecting it. I know that's really vague and weird, but Peter's a real piece of work, after-all. Never met an answer he wanted to give straight.
This is much more interesting than "I'm a sad millenial and I hate my job" topic.
Let's hear more please.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 7:40 pm to kingbob
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I used to be. I had a near death experience last year where I literally visited the afterlife. It has definitely shaken me to my core and left me questioning everything that I previously knew. It's a weird dichotomy, I now have unshakable personal evidence that the Christian God exists, but also have unshakable personal evidence for why I shouldn't necessarily trust in said God. Our God is FALLIBLE. He makes MISTAKES...ALL THE TIME! As a result, I have struggled to go back to church since then.
God you post such insane shite.
My advice: stop taking pop punk seriously. That will help 55% of your problems.
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