I like having friends that make me think.

Currently on the other end of a great discussion about life and relationship decisions. I am astounded by how I am so stuck to the “shoulds” and expectations placed on me when it comes to my professional decisions despite all the while making impulsive, self-destructive relationship decisions.

My pursuit of a film festival career is potentially placing before me a requirement to reverse these two ways of dealing with things. In order to get out of school psychology I am going to be required to make some decisions that are based solely on what makes me happy or feels good rather than what I ought to do (according to the model that most others attempt to follow). Interestingly enough, however, this pursuit may also require me to have some patience and tolerance for delays in gratification when it comes to my personal life.

This will be the greatest challenge.