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I understand perfectly well that University is good for a person and in their time there they can grow in maturity, independence and intelligence. However, one thing I don’t believe is the pressure that is put on young people today to go as soon as they have finished school, barely adults, all is thought about is “freshers” week and how many shots you’ll be downing a night in the SU Bar. Why on earth are we almost forced to take this direction when the majority of people aren’t ready for the pressure, the workload and self-control of which it saps out of you and feeds off? Why do we dive into something when in the end it could quite simply, completely ruin our mental and physical balance/stability? These are my own personal views. In my opinion, University is something for those mature people, those mentally ready who unlike me won’t turn weak due to the undoubtedly large amount of pressure.
In my frame of mind right now, I don’t feel like going, so I shall defer my places and I think I’ll go when I feel ready and it feels right. I do not understand why people push themselves in to such decisions… as I did and regretted. This does not make me stupid or weak. With both my brother and sister having dropped out of University basically due to not enjoying student life it’s not something I exactly want to rush in to, which I am glad I’ve finally realised. My sister is in fact, without a degree, is going to the field of work she was originally interested in and I think she will be rather successful from it, she’s gaining training in social fields and it really suits her. My brother, he’s working at a call centre but he doesn’t really care, he’s happy, he has enough money to go travelling now and again and to get him by every day. I don’t really want to live on toast, in a dingy hole for 4 years of my life when I could quite easily get myself a decent job to bring in the money I need to train in the things I want to do.
All of this came from my Facebook status: “do I need to go to University to be a massage therapist, a kinesiologist, a florist… successful? No, I didn't think so.” These are the things of which I would love to do and intend to do, as well as travel around France and become fluent in the language I love so dearly. The thing is, in today’s world there are an extensive amount of courses available outside of that University world in anything you wish to do. So why would I go to University and get myself in a huge load of debt when I could do such courses quite cheaply? I admit, I will eventually go to University as I’ll need to for the depth I’d like to go in to for my French, but just not yet. I don’t need University to improve my French for now, I can do that quite easily my whisking myself off and enjoying the country, which, I would like to one day, call my second home. Also with the support of my own family I deep down believe that I could be successful in whatever I choose to do and the only reason for this belief is due to the passion I have for the things I care about. I will not stress, I will enjoy.
Yesterday evening I had my Health Kinesiology appointment, which was absolutely marvellous! We did a large group of powerful work (which I am still recovering from!!) Yet the most amazing thing, which happened, was at the very end when my kinesiologist got her ‘magical’ cards out. A card came up for me, and at the very end of the text it said something along the lines of “this card usually comes to those who are healers or will one day become healers” which I really had to hold back the tears for as I absolutely adore the feeling of when you just know deep down and through your bones that something, for a change, couldn’t be more perfect for you and you know that any decisions you make to do with that one thing can never go the wrong way because it’s what you are and were made to be and you can’t change that.

The point of this is to say that we shouldn’t give in to the pressures of society and those around us; we should do what we believe to be right and always follow our intuition… and our heart. You know that little voice in your head? Listen to it! It’s never wrong; it’s there for a reason.

I have to thank my parents for saying to me they don't mind what I do, just as long as I'm happy.