Creating a point that we want to strive towards and setting a path to accomplish it is what keeps us moving along and growing. When we have a clear purpose, life is even more rewarding.
When do we recognize that either the goal we aspire towards, or the path we took is not necessarily the one that is correct for us? Our inner guide will be telling us otherwise, that the feeling of discontent or imbalance is normal because society suggests we should persevere or follow the accepted norms, so we continue. However, we fail to appreciate that the same people who create societal norms are the same individuals who are unhappy, have no real purpose, are filled with anxiety, and have mediocre self-fulfillment.
We can choose to be noble, but in whose eyes, since if we cannot reconcile and align our thoughts and actions to a state of ongoing contentment, will society commend us for remaining on a course? The person who changes their career, packs up and moves, distances themselves from unfulfilling relationships, or takes on a different path altogether, is often admired for their courage and even more so for their pursuit of joy and personal enrichment.
In turn, those same people who supposedly defy the norms of society are the same people we applaud for those very actions.
