Is Your Life on Hold Too?

I met a very sweet woman. She is educated, very sensible, and lives quite a bourgeois life. We have been very close friends for some time, and the other day she said to me:

“I was someone with dreams, with hopes. When did I turn into such a woman?”

She actually has a very similar story. She loves someone, thinks she is in love, gets married, and has children. Then she puts her whole life on hold, shines her husband, raises her children, and places herself far behind.

Of course, as time goes by — as you know — the children grow up, the husband she supported no longer finds her so appealing, and he can even pressure her in many ways. Naturally, this woman, my friend, is very sad and undecided about what to do.

You may love someone very much, you may think you are in love with someone. But under all circumstances, you may also have children, and under all circumstances, you must absolutely continue to improve yourself. You must continue on your path.

You may take a short break, but you should not put your life completely on hold.

Take a short break, and when your children grow up, return to life again, set out on a path where you can fulfill your own dreams and realize your hopes.

And let’s say you realized this in your 40s… even at 57…

Never think it is too late.

Wherever you start, take a small step from that point. Take control of your life back into your own hands, and make sure to continue on your path.