Greetings to you Dave and to the forum.
I'm new here too for I just discovered Steve's website this morning when I was googling "watch no tv".
I'm am a 32 female from the USA.
In my mid-twenties I thought I was going to have a mid life crisis because of law school. It drove me into a deep depression because I was away from my family and friends. I was in isolation. The people I met in school were nice but many of them were so competitive with everyone that we never bonded. I graduated on time and was able to get stable employment after school which was a blessing in disguise.
Dave many people especially in their 20s are trying to get a focus of their life's purpose and what they want out of life.
You have to give it time, pray and set out goals in small increments of what you want to accomplish within a certain time frame. You already did this with quitting smoking. Since you are no longer in school, you have to decide what do want out of life first -- career, relationship, something more?? There was actually a book written about this called the 20-something mid-life crisis. I am not to sure of the exact name but it is something in that arena.
Make a list of where you want to see yourself within the next 5 years and just take everything one day at a time. Do have some goals to work up to so you are motivated to work in the right path. For me, I made a plan that by the time I was 30 that I wanted gainful employment, a safe place to live and a spiritual community. All of this did not happen by the time I was 30, but now I have it at 32. I have some other goals I am working on, but I am just taking it one step at a time.
Check out:
43 Things
That's a good website to help you map out your goals.
Good luck!
Hope this helps!!
Jennifer
