Live Your Life the Way that You Want, Not the Way that Society Wants

Life is something to be enjoyed, to be savored, not something to be rushed through half-assedly. Far too many people make life out to be some sort of incremented, timed thing, when it's not. You don't have to be married by a certain age, or have kids at a certain age. Life is not a race, so don't feel pressured to completing big life events at a specific age.

When you pressure yourself into making major life decisions, sometimes the outcome isn't exactly what it could have been. You could feel guilty about your decision, or you could feel as if you have made the wrong choice. I know it can be hard, but you need to stand your ground and not give in to the social pressure. This applies not only to major life choices, but to anything else in your life that you're feeling pressured to do.

Why spend your life trying to please society? Why not live for yourself for a change? Wouldn't it be nice to do something for yourself, and to live the way that you want to live without all of the social pressure? Good news! You can! It all starts with being yourself and being accepting of yourself. Set boundaries and stick to them, no matter how hard things get. Think about it. What's worse—making someone upset because you don't want to do something, or doing something that you didn't want to do in the first place and feeling angry or regretful?

You're living your life right now to do just that—live it! Don't waste your time trying to please society, but rather, spend the life that you're given by living it the way that you want to, by living it in a way that is comfortable and pleasing to you. Take your time, go easy on yourself, and most of all, have fun!

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