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Convincing Myself about Happiness

Discussion in 'General Support and Advice' started by ZenMusic, Feb 25, 2014.

  1. ZenMusic

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    I'm somewhat obsessed with making music, acting and being famous at the moment. That's all well and good, but I need to think about what I'm going to do until then. So how do I convince myself I don't need fame to be happy?
     
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    Only you can find happiness in yourself. There must be other things out there that make you happy. It can't be only what you've described. You must certainly have other sources of pleasure?
     
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    Fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Everytime I think of being famous my first thought is trying to go to the bathroom when suddenly forty five journalists and 6 stalkers pop up out of nowhere snapping pictures of you taking a leak while badgering you with questions about what you're doing and plan to do...after that I feel perfectly content not being famous.
     
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    But Music is what makes me happy...
     
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    That's all well and good but there has to be more in your life.
     
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    Hey, I kind of feel the same. I want to make it big with my band and write music, but it's really hard... I guess in my ideal world I would have a pretty big success but wouldn't be so famous that I couldn't have a normal life. In the meantime, I'm just studying maths and science, which I also find enjoyable (usually)
     
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    Fame distorts as it magnifies...I would not wish that on anyone.