Designing....editing and planning.... your life

Familiar lines by the way. And some lines you post are in computer games hehe. Well indeed lifes full of unexpected like how or why that thing happened. The main point is choose your own plan that fits in you. Like me influenced by my parents but still looking forward to my reach to the top that I willingly desire the most.

I have always done a bit of both, but when I was younger I did more of what was expected of me and I tried to please other people more than myself. In doing that I did not pursue probably most of my own dreams. I gave so much of myself to people who did not give back in a positive way and now that I am much older I see the value in pursuing your own dreams, even if it means ruffling a few feathers. I know if I could have seen then what I see now I would have done so many things very differently. Even though it is not too late to do some things, for the most part it is hard due to health issues that have come about probably from the years of stress and lifestyle abuse I allowed myself to endure. I now encourage anyone to follow your heart and go for your dreams.

As much as we might have a plan for the way our life will go and what we want to do, I think that things change. There are going to be events that happen, which will be out of our control, and will impact us, change the way we view things. This might also change how we wanted to our life to be, and such. As a kid I thought that my life would turn out a certain way; I had ideas of when certain things would happen. As an adult, things have changed. Things have turned out differently. It's a good idea to have ideas of what you want to do with your life and such, but I think that we should also be opened-minded, and allow things to differently, and adapt.

I guess that I fall into the latter one. I didn't entirely follow my dream, instead I follow someone else's designed plan. My parents influence play a great role on my life, and I choose it myself. Lately, I want to do the reverse, I want to do something that is totally on my way, not for anybody else. I would rather be on my path, and even though I fail, I admit it. Thanks for your advise here, I definitely should pursue my own dream.

Your life can never go by your design or planning. Even if you plan the thinks to somewhere your plan will sooner or later be ruined and there comes your creativity to fix the situation and get back to the plan. Some people think that if you don't have a life plan you won't become anything and you are a mess up. I don't think so. You should not plan your life in my opinion, because this is the reason you live - to experience surprising moments.. unplanned moments. If you start planning your life your life gets boring, because you know what you are going to become, what you will do your entire life and that totally SUX. You should be impulsive and think for today only and this is when the life gets exciting. Parents influence is a common seen think in the life plans of the young people. Maybe your parents think they know what you like, what you will like best or what you are made for but they will always be wrong. Only you yourself know what you would like to do best in the future.

I always wanted to become a teacher since birth i think lol! My father was a teacher but it wasn't something that he wanted in life. He wanted to be a lawyer and yes he did influence me in deciding on what to take when i was in college. I followed my dad because i want to please my family but i was able to pursue my own dream too. I believe that as long as it doesn't hurt me nor impair my own personality, there's nothing wrong in obeying what my parents wanted for me. Anyway, they only wanted the best for me.

When I was a child my mom worked as a librarian and my dad worked as an electronic engineer. My parents divorced when I was 10 to 11 years old. This event influenced my adult life possibly. I had my own idea that I wanted to travel to different countries and I did so and still do so. I traveled to Greece when I was 14 years old with my mom. I studied Business and Finance Shipping and Transport when I was 16 to 18 years old. I then went to work for a ship brokers though 2 years later I got made redundant. I traveled around the world from age 20 to 21 years old. I came home engaged and shortly after got married to an Australian man. I had a baby son born the next year. Our marriage lasted 6 years before we got divorced. I did my teacher training in my mid twenties and became a teacher in 1999. I have taught since then and traveled when I have had the time. I had another son born when I was 34 years old and a daughter when I was 36 years old. I wanted to have a yacht and a sports car I got neither. I bought a cottage when I was 19 years old and I am now on my third home my bungalow. I have muddled through life I think.

First of all, I always believe in this words: "Life is not about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself!" And yes, I prefer to designing my own life. But that doesn't mean I reject all people's opinion. I am happily listen to other people's opinion, especially my parents. And after reviewing all of opinion, I will pick one that I like most and work best for me. By doing so, I try to have no regret, even bad things happened after that. It was my choice after all, and I already considering it well. Why should I listen to others? Because I am truly believe that I am not the perfect person that would always right when doing something. I need another opinion, another thought to make my design of life more perfect. Two heads is better than one head anyway :D