My Phantom Limb

[Epistemes]

Thanks, vocatio.

My mom thinks I should be a teacher, as well. A history teacher, actually. Alot of signs have been pointing in this direction; other signs point to directly where I’m at. I’ll admit that I’m a tad bit frightened of the possibility. Like you said, kids in large numbers seem impossible.

I’m slowly trying to piece my life back together, get it under control, achieve some level of normalcy. I’ve already gotten a new car, so no worries there. Now I’m trying to achieve financial stability and possibly start an IRA this coming March. Who knows what’s next. Maybe I’ve been in one hell of a hurry to get where I’m going…and maybe it’s time to appreciate the circumstances I’ve been given…

 

[Ovenbird03]

I apologize in advance for not having read all the responses to the OP.

A vocation IS a call from God, not the result of whatever circumstances a person has created. We were born for a specific vocation, it is our own personal path to holiness.

“'Ive created circumstances for myself which will not allow me to rest easy in the arms of religious life.”

Religious life isn’t about resting easy, it is a struggle and a sacrifice. Any vocation is whether it is to marriage, the priesthood, single life, or religious life. Find out what God has created you for, what God is asking of you and DO it…God will provide the grace. We cannot do any of this (prayer, religious life, marriage, etc.) on our own strength but we must rely heavily on the grace God provides.

I suggest finding a spiritual director, and telling the spiritual director the truth about your spiritual health.

 

[BarbaraTherese]

Thanks, vocatio.

My mom thinks I should be a teacher, as well. A history teacher, actually. Alot of signs have been pointing in this direction; other signs point to directly where I’m at. I’ll admit that I’m a tad bit frightened of the possibility. Like you said, kids in large numbers seem impossible.

I’m slowly trying to piece my life back together, get it under control, achieve some level of normalcy. I’ve already gotten a new car, so no worries there. Now I’m trying to achieve financial stability and possibly start an IRA this coming March. Who knows what’s next. Maybe I’ve been in one hell of a hurry to get where I’m going…and maybe it’s time to appreciate the circumstances I’ve been given…

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[vocatio]

Thanks, vocatio.

My mom thinks I should be a teacher, as well. A history teacher, actually. Alot of signs have been pointing in this direction; other signs point to directly where I’m at. I’ll admit that I’m a tad bit frightened of the possibility. Like you said, kids in large numbers seem impossible.

I’m slowly trying to piece my life back together, get it under control, achieve some level of normalcy. I’ve already gotten a new car, so no worries there. Now I’m trying to achieve financial stability and possibly start an IRA this coming March. Who knows what’s next. Maybe I’ve been in one hell of a hurry to get where I’m going…and maybe it’s time to appreciate the circumstances I’ve been given…

Let us know how things go. Praying for you.