I see so many people drag into work each day depressed to be there. So many leave the person they love because of other people’s truly irrelevant opinions. Stop! Living for other people will get you nowhere when it comes to your happiness.
Find a job that makes you happy. Maybe the money is a little less than you have been making but if your bills are covered then you will be fine. Maybe that four-year degree is not the career path you would like to take after all. It is okay. You can start over; find something you love to do and pursue it. You will be glad you did when you no longer dread walking into the office every single day.
Find love, a love for you. We have become so wrapped up in what everyone else thinks that we forget to find love for ourselves. Love will surprise you. It might not look like what you expected. Maybe they don’t have the job you envisioned your partner having, but if you can find that one person who loves you despite your flaws, the one person that will be with you for the rest of your lives then don’t lose them over what your family, friends, or co-workers have to say.
The divorce rate is skyrocketing, depression rates are skyrocketing and researchers have the nerve to ask why! It is because we are living our life for society instead of for ourselves. We hear the type of people that are acceptable to love and miss out on our soulmate. We want a respected job so instead of pursuing our passion we pursue a career path that in the end will make us unhappy. God made different individuals with different personalities so they would all work together to form a functioning society. Not everyone has to work offshore, and although we need nurses not everyone has to be one.
Stop taming your children. Yes, make them behave, but stop telling them that their passions aren’t important. Maybe they want to be an artist, get them the supplies. Maybe they want to be a doctor well volunteer to pretend to be their patient. Stop belittling their ambitions because society has taught you to think a certain way.
Not every child is the same or will perform the same way. We all have strengths and weaknesses and when they face discouragement it is a thousand times worse coming from their parents. Because despite what you think kids do listen and whenever they feel discouraged, they will hear those parents in their head over and over again.
Find your happiness and share it with your family. Let your kids pursue their dreams. Teach them it is okay to find true love and not marry over looks, status, or wealth. So many things fade in life. Money can be gone in the blink of an eye, but a person’s heart remains the same.
If you find yourself unhappy focus on making a change. Pray about it and disconnect from society for a little while. Focus on your marriage, your children, your career, or your passions. Overall focus on your happiness and how you can make the most out of the time you have been given. As one of my favorites songs says “mind your biscuits and life will be gravy.”
