Have you ever...?

Have you ever found yourself not where you wanted to be, but had no idea how to fix it?

Imagine, if you will, being at a place in your life where you are happy.  Really, down to the bone happy.  But you give it up.  Why?  Because you decide to pick a road that's probably not as enjoyable, but better for you.

A life that makes you happy, but not so good for you, versus a life that's good for you, but won't make you happy.   Some choice, isn't it?

You convince yourself you'll still be happy.  It'll just be a different kind of happy.  Right?  Sure.  And for awhile you are happy.  You're filled with the excitement of this new path laid out before you.  And then reality checks in.

You're miserable.

But how do you change this?  You made the choice to be here.  It was a choice you cannot take back.  

So you go through the motions, thinking maybe if you do this thing or that thing it will all click into place and you'll find that elusive happiness you've been seeking.  But it doesn't work, does it?  No.

How long does it take before you begin to feel like a caged animal?  Trapped in a prison without bars.  You left everything behind for this new life, and now you can't leave.  Nowhere to go, and even if there was, you have no way to get there.  You are stuck.

Perhaps it would be easier if it were a more cut and dry situation such as being abused.  But it's not one of those situations.  

Have you ever?