I need some advice on life issues?
I am 20 years old and I have no clue what I want to do for the rest of my life. I have goals but they are not the type that make me money in fact they do just the opposite. I have served in the US Army Infantry where I was shot and discharged by evil SGTs. I was given an award letter from my congressman over it but that is it I even had to give up my benefits.
I have attend college and while I pulled a 4.0 with ease it just isn’t something I enjoy at all I hate wasting time and I need to see a return on my efforts in real time not delayed.
I am 6′2 150 lbs and in great shape. I love to write novels and I have written 4 so far but I do not publish them for they are not worthy of it. I love to be active more than anything.
I love the outdoors and animals and going on camping trips and kayak trips are the best. I once made a 9 foot tall circular hut out of trees I cut down and stuck in the ground in this trench I made then filled it with cement so that one foot of the wood was firmly in the ground.
I have built many things out of wood including a gun cabinet with drop shelves that can raise or lower 4 feet by moving the pegs and metal lip.
I have been jobless for 4 months now and finding work in my small town and I do mean small town is hard. On top of that most jobs around here pay only 7.15 an hour.
I want to travel and see the world, I have traveled the US by train which was fun except the three days without showering you have to deal with.
I can’t re-enlist even though I am medically fit to serve, the Army has closed my window for Re-Enlistment until I change my code. I could easily do this by submitting the Pentagon’s report on the investigation that occurred on my behalf at Ft. Benning GA. But that could take at least 2 months to a year to fix so again I will lay idle for up to a year.
I have moved once already after the Army to San Fran where I was approached to be a model for abercrombie and fitch. I did that for a while but bills were too much and I wasn’t making enough to be comfortable.
What on earth am I to do? Lately I just lay in my bed and don’t want to get up and when I get to my computer I usually have nothing I want to do so I go back and lay down, its sad. I only eat 500 calories a day now cause I have no money and I am trying to make whats left in my cupboard last. Which sadly is now down to 12 packages of Ramen Noodles. I had a can opener and it broke and now I am without that and so my food supply has dropped to half.
So I will leave asking what on earth am I to do?
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July 4th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I think you have great potential and determination. You’ve written 4 novels! Incredible. Why do you think that they’re not worthy of being published? If you don’t ty you’ll never know. If I were you I got cracking with that. What have you got to lose? Get yourself the Writers and Artists book 2009. (or get it in the libary)
In the meantime that you’re waiting for replies from publishers you can make things from wood and sell them.
July 4th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Quit whining and do SOMETHING. Anything is better than nothing …. If you want to reenlist then do so … it dont matter how long it takes if its something you want to do
July 4th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Dude, get it together, you need me to come over there and slap you? you got it all going for you and you’re sitting worrying about things.
Right now go get any job that fills up the cupboards, whatever it is it’s better than nothing.
Then send your books to a publisher - can’t hurt, and then have a think about what you want to do. You like the outdoors and being "free" so apply at Yellowstone or something and go look after the Great Outdoors.
Go and walk the Appalachian Trail for a few months if you’re really out of ideas and work passage in towns along the way off the trail. For goodness sake do something, you’re totally wasted sitting at home feeling crappy. Go out and make your life fantastic.