Sky..thanks for the "sage advice." I agree with you that having and identifying goals is important to success. Life is short and I've always believed that one should go after what they want, regardless of what other people might think.

I try to take good care of myself and do what is in my best interests. Sometimes, however the choice is not clear...for example, the job you really want, might not pay enough to meet the rent, etc. Or you might really like skydiving, but it is insanely dangerous.

One contingent of people would tell you to follow your heart because you only live once and you do not want to go through life regretting things you did not do. The others would counsel you to make the safe choice, thus ensuring a more stable, wealthy, etc. life over the long term. In a way both would be right.

So, when I make the safe choice, I feel that I am compromising my wants and so I feel like an idiot. When I make the "emotional" choice, I feel impulsive and well...like an idiot.

It's not an ideal situation because I want to avoid any temptation toward things that might not be great options in the long term, but I also don't want to be so timid that I am unable to fully experience life.

Sorry for the long post....