Doing what you want

Today i was pondering what to do in my life. I'll be finishing highschool soon so its time to start making these decisions. As of now, ill be attending west virginia university next year which im very excited to do. While thinking today, i realized im pretty bored with the way my life has been going so far. Growing up in a small suburb dosnt leave much to do. I wanna experience different things because to me, thats what life is about. Something i think would be cool would be to join the navy. I'd be able to travel and experience things ive never imagined. On top of that, id be getting paid to do so. On paper it sounds awesome,but so does going to WVU next year. Decisions,decisions...

Money and Happiness

Lately ive been thinking about if money truely brings happiness. Many would say yes. What makes me think otherwise is the happiness of people in extremely poor countries. I'm fortunate enough to live in the U.S. where alot of people have money but many of those people are not happy with their lives. On the other hand, go to a country like thailand where little girls are begging on the street for money to survive just that day, the thing is they have a smile on their face. This brings me to the conclusion that material items dont bring happiness. Happiness is more of a mind state. You have the power to make yourself happy at any moment. Items can bring temporary happiness but in the end, being happy is up to you.