Message-ID: <8615493.1075840322635.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:04:52 -0800 (PST) From: shanna.husser@enron.com Subject: FW: Quarter Life Crisis Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Husser, Shanna X-To: 'bonuraj@phelps.com', Bass, Eric , 'mbade@hotmail.com', 'rgosser@us.ibm.com', 'crump_a@hotmail.com' X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Bass, Eric\Inbox X-Origin: BASS-E X-FileName: eric bass 6-25-02.PST -----Original Message----- From: Myers, Jennifer Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 11:02 AM To: Husser, Shanna; Gaar, Melanie; Barthel, Christina; Kacal, Lynna; Ferguson, Emily; Saenz, Angela; Smith, Joanne; Morrow, Mark Subject: FW: Quarter Life Crisis Subject: Quarter Life Crisis > >TWENTY-SOMETHING DRAMA > > > >This puts it all into words perfectly. They call it > >the "Quarter-life Crisis." It is when you stop going > >along with the crowd and start realizing that there > >are a lot of things about yourself that you didn't > >know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and > >wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then > >get scared because you barely know where you are now. > >You start realizing that people are selfish and that, > >the people that you thought you were so close to > >aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met > >and the people you have lost touch with are some of > >the most important ones. What you do not realize is > >that they are realizing that too and are not really > >cold, or catty, or mean, or insincere, but that they > >are as confused as you. > >You look at your job. It is not even close to what you > >thought you would be doing or maybe you are looking > >for one and realizing that you are going to have to > >start at the bottom and are scared. You miss the > >comforts of college,of groups, of socializing with the > >same people and yet maybe they weren't so great after > >all. You are beginning to understand yourself and what > >you want and do not want. > >Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what > >others are doing and find yourself judging a bit more > >than usual because suddenly you realize that you have > >certain boundaries in your life and add things to your > >list of what is acceptable and what is not. > >You are insecure and then secure. You laugh and cry > >with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone > >and scared and confused. Suddenly change is the enemy > >and you try to cling on to the past with dear life but > >soon realize that the past is drifting further and > >further away and there is nothing to do but stay where > >you are or move forward. > >You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you > >loved could do such damage to you, or you lie in bed > >and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough to > >get to know better. You love someone but maybe love > >someone else too and cannot figure out why you are > >doing this because you are not a bad person. One night > >stands and random hook ups start to look cheap and > >getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look > >pathetic. > >You go through the same emotions and questions over > >and over and talk with your friends about the same > >topics because you cannot seem to make a decision. You > >worry about loans and money and the future and making > >a life for yourself and while winning the race would > >be great, right now you'd just like to be a contender! > >What you may not realize is that everyone reading this > >relates to it. We are in our best of times and our > >worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure > >this whole thing out. > >Send this to your twenty-something friends...Maybe it > >will help someone feel like they are not alone in > >there state of confusion that are our post grad > >years!!! > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > >