Message-ID: <25088889.1075858929605.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 14:35:35 -0700 (PDT) From: ashleastu@aol.com Subject: Fwd: Quarter-life Crisis Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Ashleastu@aol.com@ENRON X-To: sarahberry819@yahoo.com, merharp@hotmail.com, jkbowles@hotmail.com, jennyreese@hotmail.com, julianna.grisham@halliburton.com, kendle.r.ege@us.arthurandersen.com, Lauren.Delorenzo@sapphire.com, Lisa.A.Meador@chase.com, rou.chandler@staff-leasing.com, sarah_c_buck@hotmail.com, Scott, Susan M. X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged)\Scott, Susan M.\Inbox X-Origin: Scott-S X-FileName: SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged).pst Return-Path: Received: from rly-xb01.mx.aol.com (rly-xb01.mail.aol.com [172.20.105.102]) by air-xb02.mail.aol.com (v78_r3.8) with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 17:23:39 -0400 Received: from mpcmr1002.accenture.com (mpcmr1002.accenture.com [4.19.165.11]) by rly-xb01.mx.aol.com (v78_r3.8) with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 17:23:07 -0400 Received: from amrhm1102.accenture.com (amrhm1102.accenture.com [10.2.17.115]) by mpcmr1002.accenture.com (Switch-2.0.6/Switch-2.0.6) with ESMTP id f5FLL8m14812; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:21:08 -0500 (CDT) X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Subject: Quarter-life Crisis To: bonniebaker@hotmail.com, marybatton@hotmail.com, mbosworth@mail.utexas.edu, scotclinton@hotmail.com, JOSIE.COINER@SUPPORTKIDS.COM, katieconnally@hotmail.com, rebeccacooke@hotmail.com, katherine@ddc.net, ldegeurin@ddc.net, kendle.r.ege@us.andersen.com, cfain@questia.com, kimflack@yahoo.com, carolinegay@yahoo.com, cgay@smednet.com, josh.grahmann@halliburton.com, boges3@hotmail.com, melissahanks@hotmail.com, allisonhealy@hotmail.com, fofo34@hotmail.com, j_jordan2@hotmail.com, mcgeeat@hotmail.com, nnew@softchoice.com, AReading@hou.foxtvsales.com, kateerobinson@hotmail.com, lrosen12@yahoo.com, russelk@towers.com, william.a.schafer@accenture.com, Ashleastu@aol.com, aly1176@aol.com, marwhit@yahoo.com X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.4 June 8, 2000 Message-ID: From: ashley.craddock@accenture.com Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:19:12 -0500 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on AMRHM1102/Server/Accenture(Release 5.0.6a |January 17, 2001) at 06/15/2001 04:28:13 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Quarter-life Crisis > > 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, maybe, those friends 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 are. > > 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 on a constant > basis. But then you realize that 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 and 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 lay 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. We are making a lot of mistakes, but > helping one another learn from them and reaching out to pull one another > up. We are not the shiniest group of people, but we are very much a > circle. We are there for one another and will listen and grow for the rest > of our lives. We will piss one another off, but we will also heal one > another's hearts. We are the group who sometimes doesn't need words but > will laugh at the end of a conversation that started with angry words. We > are friends and in 10 years, when we have figured out where we fit in in > this world, we will still be friends always and forever! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or > taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or > entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. 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