Stability and Reference for College Students – Look Forward To Something!
Do you have anything to look forward to? You should! In fact, you must! Otherwise, you will go through life as a never ending series of drudgery-filled days. And honestly, most or much of life actually is drudgery – day after day of work, endless homework, dealing with people who treat you like dirt, kids screaming, people being rude, paperwork, housework, hassling with traffic, etc. I have often told college students to find a job they enjoy doing, because life is too short to be living for the weekends and dreading every Monday morning. Find something to look forward to every day; and you will actually create a new outlook on life – a better one!
Examples
Take up a new sport. Buy a good book or get one from the library. Find a girlfriend or boyfriend or a close friend. Work on your hobby; if you do not have one, find one. Learn something new and exciting or intriguing, such as computers, astronomy, the Bible (What can be more exciting than knowing the creator of the universe and determining where you will spend eternity – in heaven or in hell!) Or maybe just plan on taking simple long walk – around campus, outside campus; or take a bike, bus or train ride to the nearby town or city.
Use your imagination. Life is indeed too short to be bored, especially for an extended period. In even one of the best online colleges you will be spending countless hours studying, thinking about how to solve problems and dealing with girlfriend or boyfriend or other relationships. Those too can be enjoyable or even fun, but everyone needs an occasional diversion from the normal routine and the expected events of life. Here is a suggestion on how to start.
Make A List
To start out my introductory article on the website “Finding a Job, Then a Career” I suggested listing many different vocations to pursue, and then choosing one. Well, the same course of action applies here. List some things you would really would like to do while in college, things that are fun! The list above may give you some ideas, but make your own list. Remember that something close to what you chose as a career may not be the best chose for “something to look forward to.” That field will be explored to the “nth degree”; you need a diversion from normal and expected events.
You might try thinking of opposites from your chosen career or college major. For example, if you are studying geology, consider astronomy; if you are studying painting, consider the less solitary field of dance; if you are studying reptiles, consider fast moving mammals and birds. But most importantly, find something that is interesting, intriguing or just plain fun!
Do It Right Now!
Do not put this off! If you are busy right after reading this, plan on a time in the near future to compose your list. It does not have to be long. The act of putting the items on paper will cause your to think about them longer. After only listing two to five items, you may have found what you want to look forward to. There needs to be something for each day, something for each week and something for each month. Items requiring longer time periods can also be used, but if you have something for each day, week and month, you will have little problem with finding longer range activities. Enjoy life! It is really a beautiful, intriguing and exciting world, so explore it!
Your comments and questions are highly encouraged. Thank you for reading!
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