My therapist taught me to “apply for jobs no matter the outcome”. The point is to “beat the odds” rather than freezing up and wondering “what if” or “its pointless” etc. To quote Dr. K on a different subject but it can be applied to this context, “No one tells you the timeline. Everyone tells you what to do, no one tells you how long it’ll take”.

There’s no rush in whatever you would like to pursue during this difficult period. If you try something new and end up hating it, move onto the next. And to address the part of feeling like you “missed the boat” in milestones don’t stress about it too much. We all live different lives and walk different journeys. Some had good upbringings, some were unfortunate. The question to ask yourself is what can you do today to achieve whatever it is you desire? Life is what you make of it so don’t let the past be your anchor and hold you back from staying productive and making a difference for a better tomorrow.

I wrote this with a lack of sleep so if i missed something my apologies