Weekly Prompt #34: What is one difficult life situation you are facing right now?
Hello all, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week.
Last week we discussed: Have you ever stopped to ponder the complexities of your own mind? Thank you to all who participated and shared their thoughts and questions for discussion. They were thought-provoking questions and thoughts. I hope you all did too. If you didn't share yours, please share them here and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you
This week's prompt: What is one difficult life situation you are facing right now?
Life throws curveballs, and sometimes we all get caught in the rain. What's one difficult situation you're currently navigating? This could be anything from feeling overwhelmed at work to dealing with a personal challenge or a big decision that looms on the horizon. So, I invite you to pause for a moment and share with us. Let us get started on this journey of self-discovery together, supporting and empowering each other along the way.
@ASilentObserver
I have no job. I have been out of work for going on 8 months and I have lost the desire to want to go back to work. I feel like I cannot find a job that fits my needs. I lack sufficient skills for most jobs on Indeed, but my schedule is not enough for retail or food service (I refuse to work night/graveyard shift while most stores want people with open availability). My degree is useless and I feel like temp agencies cannot help me. I feel stuck like I chose the wrong career path. I think I have also vented about this on this site a few times before.
@PopPunkPrincess17 I hear that you are feeling frustrated with your current job search. Eight months is a long time to be searching, and you are starting to lose motivation. You've mentioned before that your degree doesn't seem to be helping you get into the right career, and it must be difficult to keep trying without feeling like you're making progress. Have you considered reaching out to any career counseling services?
@ASilentObserver
A difficult situation that I am dealing with is how to support my daughter. Because of family issues, she left home after high school to attend college and we are almost polite strangers. She called me to ask my opinion of which school she should attend for her masters. I was thrilled that she reached out to me for my opinion. There were 2 choices- Boston and UCSD. Boston was her dream school, in the top 10 for her major- and she was accepted. The downside- tuition base is $150,000., not including airfare to move across the country, housing, living expenses, mental and emotional adjustments, etc. On the other hand, UCSD is a good school, and 1/3 the price, but their program is only a few years old. Boston would give her more connections in the industry which will help when she is looking for a job. But she would be paying loans for the next half of her life. We just can't afford Boston. Sadly, she declined Boston. However, the next day she was accepted to the program at USC which is in the top 20-30 and located in LA. We were both thrilled! But again tuition is a sticking point. I don't know how to emotionally support her in her decision. I want her to make the best choice for her future, but money is an issue.
@NotAllHere713 I hear you are concerned about supporting your daughter as she makes important decisions about her education. How do you feel when you think about the challenges she may face in finding the right balance between cost and quality?
@ASilentObserver
I think it is sad that she had to decline attending an institution that she was obviously qualified for, and that would have exposed her to many opportunities in the future, because of money. Honestly, how many people can afford $150,000 tuition? I feel bad for her. I don't want her to spend half of her life, after getting her masters, trying to pay off her loans.
@ASilentObserver Hi there Obs,
A difficult life situation I am going through right now is being dismissed from the COM. I am pending the appeal decision from the dean and am hoping for something positive, but I am not sure what is going to happen. I feel like i deserve the degree because I put in the work and went above and beyond despite my own disabilities and struggles. It is quite upsetting...
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@sincerePlane4053 It sounds like you are feeling uncertain about your future as you wait for the appeal decision regarding your dismissal from the College of Medicine. You have worked hard and made significant efforts despite facing challenges related to your disabilities. How has this experience impacted your self-worth?
@ASilentObserver it has made me feel like I have to be stronger than others to discern that I am worthy of specific things in life that I deem fit.
@ASilentObserver
One difficult life situation I'm facing right now is humility vs humiliation.
It's so hard to notice and prioritize working on general humility vs humiliation.
My ego only wants to be in some idealistic and perfect life and world.
This can spin me into panic and a judgemental and critical internal cycle.
Learning more about all this with tools and skills is helping me.
@communicativePond1728
Interesting struggle. I believe there is a lot on humility in daoist philosophy. I've read the 'dao de jing'. Found it pretty helpful for ego issues!
@Hans7cups I've read/listened to it often. Maybe will revisit it today.
@ASilentObserver the loss of my dog. it's been difficult summer that is for sure
@ASilentObserver Being unemployed and being out of the job market for so long.
@ASilentObserver I just feel like I fail at everything. Everything I've tried has failed. I'm underemployed, my entrepreneurial ventures don't take off/gain traction, I am lonely and don't have any relationship prospects at all, even though I think I'm attractive. I don't get any matches on dating apps, which I think is unusual for a woman... but maybe not a Black woman. It wasn't always like this. I used to be a lot more successful, about 5 years ago. Now I'm just a sad, lonely lady with no friends, little money, and a complete lack of satisfaction with life... no direction.
