Matthew..
I was away when this thread was going on so I hope you dont mind me throwing in a bit at this late hour.
Firstly, from what I know of you, you are a passionate, caring, sweet, smart and charismatic guy with a big heart. I know that someone like you, if he wants it, will find his way and find a way to be content. Its about choosing how your life will play out.
Its far easier to let your life be what it is and whine about it not being what you want it to be, than making decisions and choices to get it the way you want it. I am a big culprit of this in my own life.
Its very easy to take the unhappy route sometimes I think. I wonder about things in my life, if they could have completely gone a different path if someone I loved had made different choices about his life.
Thats another story however.
I feel the things you may want always appear as an overall thing and take on this big cloud above your head. When you have none of them, its overwhelming and seems as though nothing will ever come into place.
I think you have to take it one little hurdle at a time. Get ONE thing you want to happen, happening. Only you can do it.
Look at how you can make the thing you want to happen and attack it. Its not going to come to you just because you want it to.
Once one thing is in place, you can look at others.
Continue your soul searching and go back and look at the things you HAVE accomplished.
Focus on the good things, not the bad. The bad make you who you are and make you a better person. Use them to help you get the good things.
Bad things happen for a reason babe. It doesnt mean you are doomed for life. Ive told you that before.
Also, you could be starting a quarter life crisis. I had one and in fact I think Im still going through it. There are books and an Oprah special, so it must be real. :mrgreen:
You know I am there to chat to anytime you want. :hug: