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I was living the dream...

Why did I feel dead inside?

Nancy Harrity
Nov 10, 2022
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I was living the dream...

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I was living the American Dream. I had everything I thought I had ever wanted – a loving husband, a house with an attached garage with two late model cars, an MBA and a job I had long dreamt of having. 

I should have been the happiest person on Earth according to everything we’ve been taught and programmed with.

Photo of a center-hall colonial house with a two car garage and tree in front
Living the dream in a four bedroom, center-hall colonial

Yet, I wasn’t. 

I did EVERYTHING I was supposed to do, EVERYTHING we were told would bring us happiness. WHAT DID I DO WRONG???????

I woke up each day asking myself, “Was this it? Was this REALLY what I worked so hard for for my entire life? Is retirement all I have to look forward to? That’s 30+ years away. What am I supposed to do until THEN?”

I felt dead inside and I couldn’t figure out why.  I started my healing journey to figure it out, but it still took me nearly 15 years to realize, when all your dreams come true, you need new dreams!  

The best part is, you get to choose what YOUR new dreams are because the American Dream is the one YOU choose, not the one that everyone tells you should have.

I get it – as we chase and reach the dreams society tells us we should, it can be tough to go off the script we’ve been taught and programmed for our entire lives.  What if I don’t know what I want? What if my loved ones reject me for what my heart is calling me to do? I don’t have the money, time, degree, fill-in-the-blank to go after my dream. 

Trust me – you have everything you need and if you don’t you can find a way to get it. Your loved ones will come around when they see how happy you are and might even be inspired to pursue new dreams for themselves.

If you need permission to be happy or dream your new dream – HERE’S YOUR PERMISSION!

A vintage card that reads "This is a permit for you to enjoy all the pleasures that life holds and to live long in the happiness of the same"

If you’re ready to go after your new dream and your childhood and family programming around dreams and what’s available to you is getting in the way, I can have three spaces available in December for 1:1 sessions with me to update that programming with a new vivid and compelling story to turbocharge you making your dreams come true.  DM me for details.

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