What If You’re Not Lost—Just Following the Wrong Life Map?

A story about waking up, finding joy again—and finally listening to the voice inside

There was a time in my life when everything looked “right.” I had the title. The plans. The achievements.

And yet…

There was this quiet ache. Not loud enough to scream. But steady enough to never leave. It followed me everywhere. Into mornings. Into moments I should have celebrated.

It said things like:

“You should be happy by now.”

“Don’t complain. You’re lucky.”

“Be grateful. Keep going.”

And so I did.

But something in me started pulling away—subtly at first. Like a soft rebellion beneath my smile. It wasn’t that I wanted to burn everything down. I just… wanted to feel alive again. And no one tells you what to do when the life you worked so hard for starts to feel like a stranger.

It wasn’t a crisis. It was something worse:

Success without fulfillment.

I felt like I was checking boxes in someone else’s system. Achieving. Performing. But never quite belonging to the life I built.

The truth? I wasn’t ungrateful. I wasn’t dramatic. I was simply out of alignment.

What changed? Not a bigger goal. Not a better routine.

But a question:

“When do I feel most myself?”

Not productive. Not respected.

Just… me.

That question began to strip away the noise.

• I stopped saying yes to things that felt like a betrayal.

• I stopped explaining myself to people who had already made up their minds.

• I stopped blaming myself for not fitting into systems that were never built for my soul.
  
  

And that’s when I realized something no one had ever said out loud:

Joy is not a luxury. It’s the truth.

It’s your internal GPS.

It’s how your body says “this is who you really are.”

I still face fear. I still hear the voice that says, “Be realistic.” But now I know where it comes from—and I know not to follow it. Because following fear is what got me lost. Following joy is what’s bringing me home.

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I filmed a video where I go deeper into all of this—the science behind it, the real difference between joy and happiness, and the moment I finally turned the wheel and said, “I can’t keep living this way.”

→ Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiKLmbB_g68

And if you’re feeling like you’ve outgrown your life…

like you’ve been living on autopilot…

This might be the sign you’ve been waiting for.

P.S.

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You’ll be the first to know when it opens.

And more importantly? You’ll be saying yes to yourself.

Because joy is your GPS.

And it’s time to trust where it’s trying to lead you.

Take care & stay awesome <3

With love, Edith.