I am somewhat ashamed to admit that I still think in this way. I use the word "somewhat" to give me some credit for realizing that I think in this way, but at the same time I can't help but feel envy towards family and friends from high school and college that lead more "exciting" lives than mine. This is a largely irrational thought as each time I think of my life as it was back in college, how it is now, and how I am striving for it to be in the near and distant future, I feel inwardly content.
Does anyone else feel this way? I am trying to pinpoint when I started to care about doing things that would impress others but not myself. It is shameful, there are things that I have done in the past year that I realize I did more so for the credit of doing it and not for the honest reason that I wanted to do it. Thankful none of these (to my knowledge) were serious or drastic things, but minor things, but this article hit home with me. I need to stop worrying about everyone else thinks and keep asking myself, "What do I think?"
