They say if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. I've heard this saying again and again, especially when I started college. People will tell you go with your passion. And then when you actually express your interests, others will tell you to still do what interests you but think about your future. Don't you want to make money?

As a communications major I've heard it all, "Oh, that's interesting. What is that?" or "Where is that going to bring you in the future," or "You should do marketing instead. There's no money in communications." And that last one was even said to me by a friend's parent...

Trust me, I know what it's like to have people question your life choices. The funny thing is that people always tell you to do what you love but then many undermine that by questioning your decisions when you always go after doing what you love.

The truth is that it's no one else's decision what you do with your life. It's your own. Over the past semester, I have been able to actually work in the field I want to go into with my internship. I remember leaving after my first day and crying tears of joy because I was so happy with what I was doing. I had so much joy at the fact that I was doing something that I loved. And it never felt like work.

It's hurtful when people tell you that something you love doing isn't going to get you anywhere. When they make you feel stupid because it might not be as "hard" or academically demanding. The more people question you, the more you question yourself. Is this the right path for me? Will I be able to support and take care of myself? What if I have a family on day? Would I be able to support them? These are the kinds of things that go through your head every single time a person makes you apprehensive about your major or job choices.

I have had moments when I thought that maybe I shouldn't follow this path and that doing something in the medical field or legal system would be better. Sure, maybe I wouldn't like it nearly as much as communications but I would still enjoy it a little and I would be more than able to support myself financially.

But then I think about getting out of bed for that math class that I hated last semester. I would hear my alarm go off and immediately groan with dread every single second until I could leave class. Sure it wasn't an incredibly difficult class but I still hated going. That's what it's like going to work every day to a job that you don't like. You dread it because it doesn't let you express your strengths. You don't feel motivated because the work doesn't ignite creativity within you. And most importantly, you don't love what you do because it doesn't align with your passions.

We unfortunately live in a society where people way too often feel like they have to sacrifice what they love in order to make money. Nothing is more demeaning and draining than going to work every day to a job that doesn't bring you happiness. From my personal experience in my 20 years on this Earth, it doesn't matter how little you make, or how much for that matter, if you love what you're doing and are passionate, then you truly won't work a day in your life. And people should celebrate you for that, not tear you down. We only get one chance at life, so why waste it not doing something you love.