It took me many years to realize that you can do everything right and still end up unhappy.
You can do exactly as you are told, say what you are expected to say, follow the footsteps of all the people who achieved sussess and still end up displaced...
...because you didn't ever choose to listen to yourself.
The best thing I ever did for myslef was simply define what I really wanted and I keep listening to that inner voice.
I've made all possible mistakes but I've learnt my lessons. I hurt people I loved and I got hurt.
The journey of self discovery is unconfortable, tough, gritty and confusing. It's difficult to be the person who does things differently, who doesn't settle.
But it's the greatest gift you can ever give yourself. It will push you towards figuring out what your own personal vision of happiness looks like.
When you grow on your own terms, when you figure out what actually matters to you, and when you carve out your own path, you live your dreams.
This is beautiful. You become the person you have always wanted to be, rather than the person you were always told to be.
Life is about living, loving, acting on your own terms. It's about finding the happiness that works for you.