Here is a blogger trying to work through a series of problems as college beckons but not yet.

This takes me back about 35 years. I don’t know whether to be glad that so little has changed or that so much has.

I lived in a time where there were few demands on my time and energy. I have a 17 year old son and I know for a fact that his work load exceed what I was called upon to do.

Now, to our posting friend. You have to do that stuff and it’s not fair. At this age, you are not supposed to know what you are going to be. That is a work in progress. So are you.

I would be curious to know what you are reading and doing to keep yourself relaxed and able to respond to these demands on your time and spirit.

I have not encountered a few new adults with your kind of problems, I’ve encountered hundreds. Not only have I encountered students trying to make their lives better, I have counseled juvenile delinquents in the same age group.

The last thing you want to hear is how I had the same problems and got through them. Or that horror of adult response, “You don’t know how good you’ve got it, these are the best times of your life.” I always want to take a bat and pop them one on the head whenever they say that. My high school had a great deal of horror and suffering in it and that’s true for many a sensitive soul.

I tell you what though, your energy and creativity is obvious. You should be proud of that.

You are very sensitive. That means you live more alive and vibrant than many of your comrades but it also means you suffer more. Once you are loose, free to choose your own purposes and your own use of time, you will find that power of perception to be a great advantage but when you’re boxed as if you were just like every other student, it stings.

Obviously, you can write and that probably absorbs some of your stress. I wish you well. I teach college and I would be delighted to have you as one of my students. I like what you have to say and I’d like to turn you loose on all the topics of the day, so I can hear an original voice. Those kind of people are invaluable.

Good luck!!

James Pilant J.D.

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