As a recent graduate of CU Boulder in Engineering, I knew that the technical world just wasn’t for me.

With my father’s doubting eye and mother’s concern for my ’security’ I decided to forge my own path to something I felt was worth doing: writing.

As I watched De Botton’s speech, I realized that it was okay that I couldn’t have it all. I couldn’t, overnight, become the successful journalist I wanted to me. I couldn’t work for 80 hrs a week in order to live in Boston, and also have oodles of time to climb mountains, slackline and meet new friends.

Something had to give.

I am now working as hard as I can to make my dreams come true. My boyfriend and I spend time together when we can. I try to work out every day. I attempt to get everything done that I really need to.

Some days it works and some days it doesn’t. But it’s okay…these days I’m being kinder, and gentler on myself.

Thanks for the wonderful post.