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January 2009 
Lost or Finding?
Posted on Jan 7th, 2009
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Nancy
Nancy
i'm so torn about whether or not i am on the right path, living the right life, for me, right now. i am in college, a very expensive college, where i feel my money is being carelessly thrown away. i have to take out astronomical loans to sustain such an educational experience. i suppose all students my age, in the same place i am now, have this same panic mentality. when i'm finished with school, i will be greatly in debt and i feel this will hamper my true aspirations in life (to travel, to learn all that i can, to meet as many life-changing people as possible, to help and to give). why does money rule this so-called reality in which i feel i am forced to exist? in the wise words of Queen, I WANT TO BREAK FREE!
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I completely empathize with you on this - I’m in very much the same place right now. I mean, I feel that I am getting an incredible educational experience, but I am so hindered from furthering my LIFE education through traveling and serving others by the money issues! I enjoy college, but I constantly go back and forth on wanting to leave school and make a difference with my life NOW instead of sitting in class for another 2 and a half years while I know I’m going to graduate without the money to do anything. I think our society places way too much importance in terms of determining a person’s value on wealth and their level of “fine” education. It seems like everywhere I turn is someone or something telling me to pick a major to put me in a career that will make me lots of money, rather than encouraging me to pursue my passions. I’m with Queen, I WANT TO BREAK FREE TOO!!
The setup doesn’t allow for certainty. No one knows their next step till it happens. So if you can let go of needing to know that might do the trick.
However another way is to simply do what you want. Wake up in the morning do what you want to do, and live with the consequences. At least you’ll likely find out where your path lies.