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Follow Your Heart

May 18, 2008 3:51 AM

think I've mentioned before that I think of myself as somewhat of a hopeless romantic. I believe in the power of love and all that stupid shit.

And so I reach this juncture: do I stay true to myself or do I change and be something I've never wanted to be?

God knows that being myself has never made things easy for me. In fact, it's almost certainly the case that being who I really am has made things much, much more difficult for me over the years, both professionally and emotionally. But at the same time, there certainly must be a difference between being myself and being a complete idiot. If a certain course of action has gotten me nothing but heartbreak and disappointment in the past, then certainly I shouldn't be in a rush to repeat that course of action, right?

I should, of course, choose the course of action that will result in the least pain. But what should I do if I look out across the landscape of the future and see nothing more than more of the same heartbreak and disappointment that's lead me to be where I am to begin with?



2 Comments


Who? said:

You're an adult now. Time to make the doughnuts.

A wise man once said, "[w]hen I was a [tool] I spoke as a [tool] I understood as a [tool] I thought as a [tool]; but when I became a man I put away [toolish] things." Or something like that...

May 19, 2008 9:08 AM



TheExpat said:

Having changed professions post-college, I have to say that the same day-to-day bullshit will continue to apply no matter which path you choose. There will be highs and lows, and moments where you wish you never changed your mind to begin with.

I say do what challenges you the most to be an adult, to interact with the most people, and that offers the most opportunities for less conflicted change somewhere down the line.

May 19, 2008 9:57 PM



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