Today I asked some people I know if they have also kind of abandoned some of their former childhood dreams, deciding instead it's better to be happy with what you have. A bunch of them responded with stuff like “Well I have an amazing partner, live in a great home, lots of friends, and have a job I love where I don't have to worry about anything financial.” Meanwhile I was more speaking about what I want someday, because right now…I literally can't pay my bills this week without help from my boyfriend. I told someone that I'm realizing a lot of people are actually doing way better than me and they said:
A) Stop comparing yourself to other people. B) If there's something you want to do, go do it. C) No excuses.
I know advice like this is coming from a good place, but that just totally annoyed me. This person just traveled to Europe for 3 months and they know I'm broke. There's so many things that impacts. But this thought process is so common. If I don't feel good about where I'm at, I should just go and make it happen. What if I've been trying to make it happen for years, and I'm still broke?