Comments | usagi: 009 x Have you got it in you?

usagi

009 x Have you got it in you?

Jul 01, 2013 05:59

It's been a hectic start to the summer. The kiddo finally graduated from preschool, so now there is summer school and a new school year to look forward to. For the past month my job search, even though I sent out about over fifty applications to the surrounding area of my location, I came up with dry leads. Okay, no problem. These days it's a ( Read more... )

goals, college, jobhunt, inspiration, future, summer

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Ah, yes, procrastination meeshimosh July 1 2013, 17:23:06 UTC

Congratulations on enrolling into college and taking steps to improve your life! It sounds like you're aware of the fear but you're not letting it hold you back from taking healthy risks. I can totally relate! Procrastination is the primary thing I'm working on right now, as well. It can be a tough obstacle to get rid of but, once set aside, it feels amazing when you're doing the things that help you feel good about yourself.

usagi July 1 2013, 20:14:26 UTC

I appreciate the kind words. I guess the reason why I'm not afraid is I've been at deaths door about two times in the last two years. The last time I landed myself in the hospital hooked up to an IV for three days I just shook my head. I didn't want to be known by the end of my life as the girl who let a car accident get the better of her. Once you move past the pain anything is pretty much in your grasp. I guess in my mind there are plenty of things that I want to accomplish before my days are through any any more 'close calls' especially at my age are really unacceptable if you think about it. My brother has been in college since he was 17 and now he's 27 ( ... )

meeshimosh July 3 2013, 16:17:46 UTC

Yes! I went through a similar death related experience but not exactly. Most of my childhood was spent in a very abusive (physically, sexually and emotionally) environment. At school, though, I had done my best to fend off the internal demons that were created as a result of my experiences but then things kind of caved in on me my last year of high school. I left home and I wound up bouncing around from one abusive relationship to another unable to identify between what was healthy and what wasn't healthy. I had poor boundaries and suffered from incredibly low self-esteem ( ... )