Are we Happy???

I attended the open house at my son's upcoming University and they asked this question.. "If you had the choice to study what you like and be happy would you"?? That question really hit home.. How many times have we chosen a job or schooling and done it not because we loved it or it made us happy, but because we had to??? Yes, I chose to start my family early and maybe I graduated with a degree so that I could attain a better job.  All that was done because that is how we have been conditioned to do things.. but I'm not happy... I know that I would be happier doing the things that I love..

 I questioned this and came to this conclusion.. We get jobs that are just that.. Jobs.. They don't excite us, motivate us or bring us happiness.. It just pays the bills... We do it because we have responsibilities and it's the right thing to do... Not because we are geniunley happy.. There is a small anount of people that are truly excited about getting up in the morning and going to work.. That small percentage is not the norm.. The rest of us, dread having to wake up on Monday and drive to that office and deal with those people..

 I understood what the speaker was talking about.. We live in a society that we need to have stuff... The new car, the bigger house, the private school education, the clothes, the shoes, etc etc.. So, we go day by day to a place that lets us have that status symbol but in the end we still aren't happy.. Looking at the life that we presently live, how would you answer these questions. Would you take a chance and do what you love?? Would you give up not having all the material stuff?? Would you work towards your happiness??? Would you care what people thought about your decision???

Take a chance and make a difference in your life.. In the end your happiness is what matters.... I am convinced that I need to do what makes me happy... At the end of the day, no one is going to make you happy but yourself...