I say it to myself, it's my go-to piece of advice when someone has a tough decision, and generally I believe that it is something to live by. If you always did what made you happy, you would always be exactly that, right?
Well what if what would make you happy would cause you stress? What what makes you happy requires you to live in your parent's basement for the rest of forever? What if what would make you happy involves dropping out of school and hitchhiking across the country?
What it really comes down to is: when does happiness butt heads with practicality? When should we put aside our happiness for future goals?
So many things can hold you back from doing what you want, money, family, friends, boyfriends, girlfriends. All of the things that support you can just as easily prevent you from doing what truly makes you happy. That shouldn't be the case...but it's kind of an inevitability that we all have to live with.
I wish I could provide better answers...for myself or anyone else...but really all I have is questions...
I guess doing what makes you happy is harder than it sounds sometimes.
-Julie
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