Confused!

[Veritas]

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Imogen, you are receiving a lot of different advice here and frankly, it is primarily opinions, which are often not reliable by their very nature. I recommend finding a solid spiritual director, who can really know you and guide you through the process. And, check this thread for advice from people (SD's and VD's) who are truly qualified and have a plethora of experience in helping other's discern:

[url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=63725"]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=63725[/url]

Blessings!
V

Edited July 14, 2007 by Veritas

[imogen]

Thankyou!!! ill try!!!!

[jkaands]

Imogen,

I agree totally with Veritas that you should have a religious or vocational director.

Also, apparently you live in the UK and are studying for your A levels, yes? So you have an opportunity for state sponsored college education, lucky you! You can take your time discerning while you study. You are only 17 and have a lot of time. I and many others feel that it is wise to mature before making such important life decisions, just as it would be unwise to get engaged at 17, so it might be unwise to enter a religious order at this age. And as I mentioned in another post, there is now a lot of neurobiological and neurospsychiatric information that the brain does not fully mature until people are in their early 20's. Although you could be in your 20's at the time of your final profession, it may be wiser to have made the initial decision to enter when you are a little older.

Anyway, a spiritual director can help you sort all of this out.

[LouisvilleFan]

[quote name='Veritas' post='1328482' date='Jul 14 2007, 03:25 PM']Imogen, you are receiving a lot of different advice here and frankly, it is primarily opinions, which are often not reliable by their very nature. I recommend finding a solid spiritual director, who can really know you and guide you through the process. And, check this thread for advice from people (SD's and VD's) who are truly qualified and have a plethora of experience in helping other's discern:

[url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=63725"]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=63725[/url]

Blessings!
V[/quote]

That's an interesting opinion you've got there, Veritas. ;-)

My recommendation would to write down your top eight possibilities (kinda like picking your "Top 8" friends for MySpace) in a circle (kinda like a pizza). If you have some favorites, you could make their slices bigger. Now take a Miller Lite bottle (because Miller Brewing Co. is the official sponsor of American Catholic Picnics), and placing it in the middle of your "pizza" of vocations, give it a good spin and wherever it lands... that's where you're headed.

Hey, it's not much different than casting lots.