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Ever feel like you’re just in a boat drifting off somewhere without a destination in mind?

Abigail96 5 Nov 26
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This varies. Sometimes I feel like a drifting boat but I usually try and plan things or keep myself occupied so I don't have this feeling. I have found focus completely on "this moment" helps me with regards to that.

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Not any more. I have though.

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Always! Then something distracts me and I come crashing back to reality ????

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Yes while I am dreaming

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Sure, sometimes I drift around without focus. I have quite a few interests, so I drift between them, spending some time on each one, then drifting on to the next interest. Things people post on social media catch my attention, and I go off in that direction, mostly to satisfy my own curiosity and see what other people think of the topic.

In a way, I admire those people who discover a burning passion early in their lives, and they pursue that with all of their energy. That's not me! I'm more of a generalist, not a specialist. That's a challenge, in a world that expects people to be specialists.

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I am rowing towards a destination.

But don't know what happens tomorrow.

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At this point yes, basically everyday. But that's mostly just because I overthink everything and end up even more stressed about the future if I try to think about what to do with it.

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Isn’t that life?

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Pick your destination. Find a path
Stick to the path.

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I did as an early adult, because I did not know where I was going or why, We all need a dream.

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Yes, and my boat is barely holding out. My sails are sagging, my motor is running out of gas, I can no longer see my bow, and my stern can be seen from space. When I look port or starboard all I see is stern. When I look aft, all I see is stern. And my gunwale is just "whale." I used to have propellers, but they gave up in exhaustion.

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I can relate to that somewhat. It's pretty much where I am now.

There are parts of my earlier life that when I look back on them, they remind me of being in a fast moving vehicle with no brakes.

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"There is no certainty. There is only adventure."

I don't find anything more enticing than the unknown. A curious being, I am. I often let myself in the boat to nowhere; anywhere; wherever.

Like Jobs said, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.

"You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever." - Steve Jobs

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No. Do you feel comfortable with yourself and the world or are you dissatisfied with life in some ways?

I am sorry to hear that you do not like yourself. If it is any consolation, what we dislike about ourselves may not be bad but just an opinion. I hope you find a way to resolve it. Do what you can but do not blame yourself for the bad choices that others make. Thanks for coming back.

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