Opportune Oprah

How does a person decide between the pursuit of economic stability and the pursuit of happiness? Is there no happy medium? In global society the fortuity of life offers "the pursuit of ..." It seems to me a cosmopolitan misconception...

Before I began to type up this blog, I switched on Oprah, grabbed a cup of green tea, and sat down. Earlier today and for quite some time I'd been considering my career path. I love writing. However, the type of writing careers suitable for my taste offers contingency and little economic stability. Now, it's understandable that adults want what is best for you. They don't want to see you leave their presence without a firm understanding of the dangers of the real world. Having brought up my predicament to certain authorities, I've been told that to pursue happiness over economic stability would be move that a loser would make.

The point is, as soon as I switched on Oprah her comment was basically, "every conference I've been t on leadership and every seminar I've ever spoken to or been spoken to, the message is exactly what you're talking about, 'find out how to get paid for doing what you love. Following your passion, allowing yourself to be paid for doing what you love, will give you a meaningful life."

It's true...