Illinois to Colorado

I don't know if this is only a problem for people who have multiple interests but I know with me it seems like my family and friends always want me to be someone I'm not. Or someone they want me to be. Or do things the way they would do them. It seems like everyone is always trying to "help out". Which is fine for the most part but it seems like they assume I don't know what I'm doing at all. So when they give advice or help it's mostly beginner type help or it just doesn't apply at all.

Do you have this problem too? Are there even people like me out there? Hello???

Being a multi-interested person makes it hard for people to help, I think, because most people think in a linear fashion. My brain can juggle many problems and ideas at once but I'm pretty sure this isn't how most people's minds work. So I guess I can't blame my husband or mom or dad for not understanding or being able to give me the piece of advice I need.


Although this does lead me to want to just get away for a while. Most of the time, I feel like if only I was able to work in peace than everything will just fall into place. I will understand my role in this life and I will finally feel successful.

A friend of mine is moving from Illinois to Colorado soon. By herself. She's quitting her job at the bank and packing up her car and moving to the mountains with some friends. She's a writer and will live with an independent publisher. And hearing her talk about moving and how you can either stay stuck where you are and learn to except this life or you can go out and have an adventure has gotten me thinking a lot about where my life if going. And where I would rather it go.

Do all of your interests make you feel stuck? Does lack of success in any one interest make you feel stuck? Could you, if you had to, drop one of your interests in order to focus on and have success in another?