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Nimo · 11-03-2009, 01:06 AM

Hi, I read your thread with interest. I think u're overly harsh with yourself. At 19, you are in a good place to chart ur life in the direction you choose..you're still young and have some good things going for you..lets see..u don't have a child that ure supporting, u're in college, u don't yet have to pay bills etc..the thing about lacking ambition is temporary..nothing has held your interest long enough to become an ambition & that should serve as a motivation to do as many things as possible so you know what u're good at/not (learn a trade, a language etc) if that won't work, think of starting a blog on your interests in hurricanes/world map..u said that you exaggerate things told to you? Use that to tell beautiful creative stories about hurricanes, who knows where that may lead..u could use ur knowledge of the world map to start a blog educating people on the world e.g Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya (and not Nigeria!) etc maybe even run a contest after every lesson (that could make you some extra cash). What rei wrote is true..concentrate on the positives in your life and quit feeling sorry for yourself..accept that the place you are at is difficult but not impossible. I wouldn't recommend seeing a psych, u're just a teenager, it'll pass. One more thing, look at your username...its positive & progressive, allow yourself to live up to it. Be gentle with yourself, relax and breath easy. Check this out suppose you live up to 60, u've got 40years ahead of you..let's break em down..you could use the nxt 10 finding what u want to do and still have 30yrs of your 'perfect' life to enjoy. You timing is perfect. Hope this helps.

11-03-2009, 01:06 AM	#28 (permalink)
Nimo Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kenya Posts: 60	Hey Hi, I read your thread with interest. I think u're overly harsh with yourself. At 19, you are in a good place to chart ur life in the direction you choose..you're still young and have some good things going for you..lets see..u don't have a child that ure supporting, u're in college, u don't yet have to pay bills etc..the thing about lacking ambition is temporary..nothing has held your interest long enough to become an ambition & that should serve as a motivation to do as many things as possible so you know what u're good at/not (learn a trade, a language etc) if that won't work, think of starting a blog on your interests in hurricanes/world map..u said that you exaggerate things told to you? Use that to tell beautiful creative stories about hurricanes, who knows where that may lead..u could use ur knowledge of the world map to start a blog educating people on the world e.g Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya (and not Nigeria!) etc maybe even run a contest after every lesson (that could make you some extra cash). What rei wrote is true..concentrate on the positives in your life and quit feeling sorry for yourself..accept that the place you are at is difficult but not impossible. I wouldn't recommend seeing a psych, u're just a teenager, it'll pass. One more thing, look at your username...its positive & progressive, allow yourself to live up to it. Be gentle with yourself, relax and breath easy. Check this out suppose you live up to 60, u've got 40years ahead of you..let's break em down..you could use the nxt 10 finding what u want to do and still have 30yrs of your 'perfect' life to enjoy. You timing is perfect. Hope this helps.