Yes, because sometimes people remember the ambition you announced years ago and don't understand that your priorities have moved on.

And I think that's an important part of growth. You should be allowed to change your definition of success without feeling like you betrayed your younger self.

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That probably makes letting go easier too, because you stop seeing every abandoned goal as a failure.

So growth for you has also meant becoming more selective, not simply adding more things to your life.

Peace is interesting because it doesn't always look impressive from the outside. Someone can have very little to show publicly and still feel far more fulfilled.

That's one of those things that can quietly consume a lot of energy. You spend so much time maintaining an image that you forget to ask whether you even like the life behind it.

And once you stop measuring yourself against other people, some of those goals suddenly lose their attraction. Have you noticed that happening with anything else?

That's an interesting shift because wanting money and wanting to look successful aren't really the same thing. Sometimes growth is realizing you were chasing the image more than the actual life.

Do you think giving something up can genuinely teach you more about yourself, or do we sometimes create unnecessary challenges just to prove we have self-control?

No wasted energy. I like that. But still, don't you think going extra mile in some cases is very important?

This too. Livd simple, live happy. No pressure

That cool... just keep loving. That is the best. Love over all

This. People's opinions can hold us down, and that is why we shouldn't really care about it. Because if we do it, they talk, and if we don't, they'd still talk. So just do it

You are absolutely right.

That is cool