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My question involves finding myself constantly pretending to not already know things and finding that others struggle with concepts that are easy for me to avoid insulting people. I'm not sure if I'm "smart" or if I'm in an environment that makes me feel that way. I don't know yet if I want to stay or if I need to find another environment.

I was always considered challenged, but I was homeschooled by parents who prefer to spend their time studying, have an exceptionally bright sister, only socialized in a nice church, and am dyslexic with auditory processing disorder.

I tested 111 IQ as a child, but I don't really care about that test and I feel like it is limited. I was tested because I have learning disorders.

My whole upbringing, I accepted that I had learning disorders, that I would have to work harder for everything, and that my potential was limited. I held the belief that I was not competent enough for any college education, but I recently took the leap to start nursing school because I hope to shift careers, because I needed a break from work, and because I could get housing assistance if I were a full time student. I expected that I may fail, but I wanted to give it a try.

Before starting school, I was in the boondocks, far into the woods and away from society.

Now that I'm in Scranton, Pennsylvania (where "The Office" is about) and in nursing school I find that I am a straight A student, most of my class is struggling, and everyone seems uneducated and emotionally stunted.

What happened? Is it unhealthy to be in an unchallenging environment? Where can I find a more challenging one?

My long term goal is to start a small farming community for people who are Deaf or fluent in ASL to live a lifestyle I'm happier with and to manufacture a workplace that uses ASL, my preferred language to use. I would like to reach a point where there could be dorms for young workers and a house for around 5 to 7 elderly to live with a resident nurse or rotating staff. That's just a dream and I may never have the resources to start, not to mention it's difficult to manage people.

I guess my less specific goal is to live a peaceful and happy life free of drama, and not to need to pretend to dumb myself down.

My question involves finding myself constantly pretending to not already know things and finding that others struggle with concepts that are easy for me to avoid insulting people. I'm not sure if I'm "smart" or if I'm in an environment that makes me feel that way. I don't know yet if I want to stay or if I need to find another environment.

I was always considered challenged, but I was homeschooled by parents who prefer to spend their time studying, have an exceptionally bright sister, only socialized in a nice church, and am dyslexic with auditory processing disorder.

I tested 111 IQ as a child, but I don't really care about that test and I feel like it is limited. I was tested because I have learning disorders.

My whole upbringing, I accepted that I had learning disorders, that I would have to work harder for everything, and that my potential was limited. I held the belief that I was not competent enough for any college education, but I recently took the leap to start nursing school because I hope to shift careers, because I needed a break from work, and because I could get housing assistance if I were a full time student. I expected that I may fail, but I wanted to give it a try.

Before starting school, I was in the boondocks, far into the woods and away from society.

Now that I'm in Scranton, Pennsylvania (where "The Office" is about) and in nursing school I find that I am a straight A student, most of my class is struggling, and everyone seems uneducated and emotionally stunted.

What happened? Is it unhealthy to be in an unchallenging environment? Where can I find a more challenging one?

My long term goal is to start a small farming community for people who are Deaf or fluent in ASL to live a lifestyle I'm happier with and to manufacture a workplace that uses ASL, my preferred language to use. I would like to reach a point where there could be dorms for young workers and a house for around 5 to 7 elderly to live with a resident nurse or rotating staff. That's just a dream and I may never have the resources to start, not to mention it's difficult to manage people.

I guess my less specific goal is to live a peaceful and happy life free of drama, and not to need to pretend to dumb myself down.

My question involves finding myself constantly pretending to not already know things and finding that others struggle with concepts that are easily for me to avoid insulting people. I'm not sure if I'm "smart" or if I'm in an environment that makes me feel that way. I don't know yet if I want to stay or if I need to find another environment.

I was always considered challenged, but I was homeschooled by parents who prefer to spend their time studying, have an exceptionally bright sister, only socialized in a nice church, and am dyslexic with auditory processing disorder.

I tested 111 IQ as a child, but I don't really care about that test and I feel like it is limited. I was tested because I have learning disorders.

My whole upbringing, I accepted that I had learning disorders, that I would have to work harder for everything, and that my potential was limited. I held the belief that I was not competent enough for any college education, but I recently took the leap to start nursing school because I hope to shift careers, because I needed a break from work, and because I could get housing assistance if I were a full time student. I expected that I may fail, but I wanted to give it a try.

Before starting school, I was in the boondocks, far into the woods and away from society.

Now that I'm in Scranton, Pennsylvania (where "The Office" is about) and in nursing school I find that I am a straight A student, most of my class is struggling, and everyone seems uneducated and emotionally stunted.

What happened? Is it unhealthy to be in an unchallenging environment? Where can I find a more challenging one?

My long term goal is to start a small farming community for people who are Deaf or fluent in ASL to live a lifestyle I'm happier with and to manufacture a workplace that uses ASL, my preferred language to use. I would like to reach a point where there could be dorms for young workers and a house for around 5 to 7 elderly to live with a resident nurse or rotating staff. That's just a dream and I may never have the resources to start, not to mention it's difficult to manage people.

I guess my less specific goal is to live a peaceful and happy life free of drama, and not to need to pretend to dumb myself down.

My question involves finding myself constantly pretending to not already know things and finding that others struggle with concepts that are easily for me to avoid insulting people. I'm not sure if I'm "smart" or if I'm in an environment that makes me feel that way. I don't know yet if I want to stay or if I need to find another environment.

I was always considered challenged, but I was homeschooled by parents who prefer to spend their time studying, have an exceptionally bright sister, only socialized in a nice church, and am dyslexic with auditory processing disorder.

I tested 111 IQ as a child, but I don't really care about that test and I feel like it is limited. I was tested because I have learning disorders.

My whole upbringing, I accepted that I had learning disorders, that I would have to work harder for everything, and that my potential was limited. I held the belief that I was not competent enough for any college education, but I recently took the leap to start nursing school because I hope to shift careers, because I needed a break from work, and because I could get housing assistance if I were a full time student. I expected that I may fail, but I wanted to give it a try.

Before starting school, I was in the boondocks, far into the woods and away from society.

Now that I'm in Scranton, Pennsylvania (where "The Office" is about) and in nursing school I find that I am a straight A student, most of my class is struggling, and everyone seems uneducated and emotionally stunted.

What happened? Is it unhealthy to be in an unchallenging environment? Where can I find a more challenging one?

My long term goal is to start a small farming community for people who are Deaf or fluent in ASL to live a lifestyle I'm happier with and to manufacture a workplace that uses ASL, my preferred language to use. I would like to reach a point where there could be dorms for young workers and a house for around 5 to 7 elderly to live with a resident nurse or rotating staff. That's just a dream and I may never have the resources to start, not to mention it's difficult to manage people.

I guess my less specific goal is to live a peaceful and happy life free of drama, and not to need to pretend to dumb myself down.

My question involves finding myself constantly pretending to not already know things and finding that others struggle with concepts that are easily for me to avoid insulting people. I'm not sure if I'm "smart" or if I'm in an environment that makes me feel that way. I don't know yet if I want to stay or if I need to find another environment.

I was always considered challenged, but I was homeschooled by parents who prefer to spend their time studying, have an exceptionally bright sister, only socialized in a nice church, and am dyslexic with auditory processing disorder.

I tested 111 IQ as a child, but I don't really care about that test and I feel like it is limited. I was tested because I have learning disorders.

My whole upbringing, I accepted that I had learning disorders, that I would have to work harder for everything, and that my potential was limited. I held the belief that I was not competent enough for any college education, but I recently took the leap to start nursing school because I hope to shift careers, because I needed a break from work, and because I could get housing assistance if I were a full time student. I expected that I may fail, but I wanted to give it a try.

Before starting school, I was in the boondocks, far into the woods and away from society.

Now that I'm in Scranton, Pennsylvania (where "The Office" is about) and in nursing school I find that I am a straight A student, most of my class is struggling, and everyone seems uneducated and emotionally stunted.

What happened? Is it unhealthy to be in an unchallenging environment? Where can I find a more challenging one?

My long term goal is to start a small farming community for people who are Deaf or fluent in ASL to live a lifestyle I'm happier with and to manufacture a workplace that uses ASL, my preferred language to use. I would like to reach a point where there could be dorms for young workers and a house for around 5 to 7 elderly to live with a resident nurse or rotating staff. That's just a dream and I may never have the resources to start, not to mention it's difficult to manage people.

I guess my less specific goal is to live a peaceful and happy life free of drama, and not to need to pretend to dumb myself down.

My question involves finding myself constantly pretending to not already know things and finding that others struggle with concepts that are easily for me to avoid insulting people. I'm not sure if I'm "smart" or if I'm in an environment that makes me feel that way. I don't know yet if I want to stay or if I need to find another environment.

I was always considered challenged, but I was homeschooled by parents who prefer to spend their time studying, have an exceptionally bright sister, only socialized in a nice church, and am dyslexic with auditory processing disorder.

I tested 111 IQ as a child, but I don't really care about that test and I feel like it is limited. I was tested because I have learning disorders.

My whole upbringing, I accepted that I had learning disorders, that I would have to work harder for everything, and that my potential was limited. I held the belief that I was not competent enough for any college education, but I recently took the leap to start nursing school because I hope to shift careers, because I needed a break from work, and because I could get housing assistance if I were a full time student. I expected that I may fail, but I wanted to give it a try.

Before starting school, I was in the boondocks, far into the woods and away from society.

Now that I'm in Scranton, Pennsylvania (where "The Office" is about) and in nursing school I find that I am a straight A student, most of my class is struggling, and everyone seems uneducated and emotionally stunted.

What happened? Is it unhealthy to be in an unchallenging environment? Where can I find a more challenging one?

My long term goal is to start a small farming community for people who are Deaf or fluent in ASL to live a lifestyle I'm happier with and to manufacture a workplace that uses ASL, my preferred language to use. I would like to reach a point where there could be dorms for young workers and a house for around 5 to 7 elderly to live with a resident nurse or rotating staff. That's just a dream and I may never have the resources to start, not to mention it's difficult to manage people.

I guess my less specific goal is to live a peaceful and happy life free of drama, and not to need to pretend to dumb myself down.

My question involves finding myself constantly pretending to not already know things and finding that others struggle with concepts that are easily for me to avoid insulting people. I'm not sure if I'm "smart" or if I'm in an environment that makes me feel that way. I don't know yet if I want to stay or if I need to find another environment.

I was always considered challenged, but I was homeschooled by parents who prefer to spend their time studying, have an exceptionally bright sister, only socialized in a nice church, and am dyslexic with auditory processing disorder.

I tested 111 IQ as a child, but I don't really care about that test and I feel like it is limited. I was tested because I have learning disorders.

My whole upbringing, I accepted that I had learning disorders, that I would have to work harder for everything, and that my potential was limited. I held the belief that I was not competent enough for any college education, but I recently took the leap to start nursing school because I hope to shift careers, because I needed a break from work, and because I could get housing assistance if I were a full time student. I expected that I may fail, but I wanted to give it a try.

Before starting school, I was in the boondocks, far into the woods and away from society.

Now that I'm in Scranton, Pennsylvania (where "The Office" is about) and in nursing school I find that I am a straight A student, most of my class is struggling, and everyone seems uneducated and emotionally stunted.

What happened? Is it unhealthy to be in an unchallenging environment? Where can I find a more challenging one?

My long term goal is to start a small farming community for people who are Deaf or fluent in ASL to live a lifestyle I'm happier with and to manufacture a workplace that uses ASL, my preferred language to use. I would like to reach a point where there could be dorms for young workers and a house for around 5 to 7 elderly to live with a resident nurse or rotating staff. That's just a dream and I may never have the resources to start, not to mention it's difficult to manage people.

I guess my less specific goal is to live a peaceful and happy life free of drama, and not to need to pretend to dumb myself down.

My question involves finding myself constantly pretending to not already know things and finding that others struggle with concepts that are easily for me to avoid insulting people. I'm not sure if I'm "smart" or if I'm in an environment that makes me feel that way. I don't know yet if I want to stay or if I need to find another environment.

I was always considered challenged, but I was homeschooled by parents who prefer to spend their time studying, have an exceptionally bright sister, only socialized in a nice church, and am dyslexic with auditory processing disorder.

I tested 111 IQ as a child, but I don't really care about that test and I feel like it is limited. I was tested because I have learning disorders.

My whole upbringing, I accepted that I had learning disorders, that I would have to work harder for everything, and that my potential was limited. I held the belief that I was not competent enough for any college education, but I recently took the leap to start nursing school because I hope to shift careers, because I needed a break from work, and because I could get housing assistance if I were a full time student. I expected that I may fail, but I wanted to give it a try.

Before starting school, I was in the boondocks, far into the woods and away from society.

Now that I'm in Scranton, Pennsylvania (where "The Office" is about) and in nursing school I find that I am a straight A student, most of my class is struggling, and everyone seems uneducated and emotionally stunted.

What happened? Is it unhealthy to be in an unchallenging environment? Where can I find a more challenging one?

My long term goal is to start a small farming community for people who are Deaf or fluent in ASL to live a lifestyle I'm happier with and to manufacture a workplace that uses ASL, my preferred language to use. I would like to reach a point where there could be dorms for young workers and a house for around 5 to 7 elderly to live with a resident nurse or rotating staff. That's just a dream and I may never have the resources to start, not to mention it's difficult to manage people.

I guess my less specific goal is to live a peaceful and happy life free of drama, and not to need to pretend to dumb myself down.

Growing up I only had access to purely Christian music.

After joining the Navy and getting a phone I finally had access to a whole world of music and when I heard "Ring of Fire" something just clicked in my soul. I also found the song "Hurt" and others that I sat with and committed to memory.

Over the years I heard more and more songs sung by Jonny Cash and would sometimes put on an album of his if I was working on something or driving somewhere.

I recently made a road trip and the song "Monteagle Mountain" came on and it sparked something new.

I looked up this morning if he still went on tour, for the Google AI to inform me that he passed away.

For some reason I always imagined he was still with us, and it feels like he is with us in his recordings.

I know I'm late to the party but it just hits me for some reason.