Here's to Day 7 of 2020!
The following post was inspired by the question "What do I do when my family is not supportive of a decision I believe in but my friends are?"
Without going into too much detail; I feel like I too have gone through similar situations in life where I feel like it would be easier if my family and friends would see eye-to-eye and understand/respect my choices in life. I realized that it's not always going to be the case, so what resonates with me lately are questions I can ask myself in cases like these. For example:
1) What choice will I be able to live with?
2) What matters to me most of all?
3) What will I not look back and regret?
4) If I had a future daughter or son going through this same thing, what would my advice be to him/her?
By answering those questions, we will find answers and know what to do. However, if we answer those questions honestly and don't follow our own advice, we should ask ourselves why not? Why wouldn't we follow the very thing that we would advise those we love? Once one can face these truths will one really learn about oneself.
Basically in the end, the choice is yours, whether you want to follow your friends or family's advice. I am a firm believer in following what our instincts yell at us and probably become "louder" in time. We all have answers within, we all just might need a little guidance getting to what we know we need to do.
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