As we roll into our 20s, it's hard to feel satisfied. All our lives, we have been told to have a plan, save your money, get married, and so on. I don't really follow the idea of a plan anymore. I'm not saying I don't have dreams or goals, but I'm not putting myself in a box to achieve only a certain goal anymore. Instead I'm following the road that leads me to happiness.
I suppose if you want to be technical, I'm on a path to happiness, but I've just come to find that when I put myself in this box, in a plan, it is hard to ever feel as if you've achieved anything. My happiness does stem from my successes, but it also stems from me feeling free.
Being "free" in my personal sense is difficult, because society doesn't allow me to be free in the way I would like; however, you have to work with what you've got. I can be free and happy as I save my money for travel experiences instead of material things. I can be free by laying on the beach and listening to the sound of the waves as they're matched with the sound of sea gulls.
I can be free by hanging out with my friends and just enjoying each other. Life has specific limitations because society has set up such a rigorous plan, and if you follow that set up that's great! However, sometimes these limitations are rather harmful, and it becomes the only thing individuals focus on. I'm just saying I'm not holding myself within those limitations, if I follow that road, awesome, if not that's cool too.
Following a plan is sometimes necessary, and believe me I understand, but it is completely understandable that when you come to the fork in the path of life, that instead of choosing the way you live your life by the box you've your yourself in, instead choose the path that ignites your happiness. Who knows where I'll go in the next couple of years, frankly there are a lot of options. Maybe in a couple years I'll be traveling, or married, or working (most likely option), or maybe I'll still be in school. Where the wind takes me though I know that what really matters is my happiness.
So the next time you're down on your luck, and life is't panning out in the way you'd like, take a deep breath. Remember that life isn't all about getting a job, getting married, and all that jazz. Sometimes life is just being. Sometimes life is achieving the most simple thing, happiness. I know sometimes that it seems like life is all about the money (and it is), but h*ll, you only get one life, your main focus should be your happiness.
