In another post I made, I talk about how I've finally returned to my passion in life, ballet. For years I had wanted to be a professional dancer, but ended up quitting because I got burned out from a new dance instructor (she basically ruined ballet for me). I didn't know what else to do, so I went to college. It took me 5 years and two schools and no degree to finally figure out that this wasn't working for me right now. I've decided to go back to ballet, which has been extremely hard, both physically and mentally. I'm also 23 and dependent on either my boyfriend or my parents at the moment (luckily, they all support me). Once I get more stable (in regards to mental health, which is definitely improving because of ballet), I'm going to get a part time job to help pay for my dance classes and household necessities. I don't think I'll ever be more than a choir dancer in a company, but at least I'm happy, which makes my life a lot better.

My advice is do what makes you happy, because if you're happy, you're more likely to be successful at whatever you do. Maybe you can't do exactly what you dreamed you'd do (being a teacher for Christina, being a principal dancer for me), but doing something along the same lines, that still makes you happy and pays the bills, what else would you need?