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How to cope with envy over paths not taken

I see my college roommate's Instagram posts from her artist residency in Italy and feel this sharp pain knowing I gave up painting to become an accountant because it was 'practical.'

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Witnessing others live our abandoned dreams forces us to confront the gap between who we are and who we might have been.

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“Where Are You with Grief for lost possibility — paths not taken?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.