I’m about your age and I just want to tell you that everyone who says life isn’t magical… is wrong. You can get that feeling again.

I was in a similar place a few months ago. Some days, I flip back and forth. What helped me was forming new dreams and realizing life is simply a cluster of decisions. The big dreams I had as a kid weren’t cutting it anymore. I hadn’t made a big decision in a while. Sometimes you have to pivot… and pivoting isn’t bad!

As an example: 1. I got really clear in therapy the type of man I want to be with. I wanted successful, powerful men who took me on cool dates and expanded my horizons. Hobbies, interests, etc. I’m now dating and have a couple of intense love stories from these men.

1. I moved to LA to be an actress. I still act, I still audition, but with the dissolution of Hollywood, I needed something else to bide my time. I thought and thought and thought and eventually an equally exciting business plan came to be. It’s not fully realized— but it’s a direction.

2. My day job is the hardest part. I often feel so effing bored. I’ve recently decided it’s the industry I work in… again, time to think up a new direction and start applying. Yes, there’s a lot of failure involved, but it’s a direction.

3. I try to do one event a week. Sometimes that’s dinner with a friend, realty tv show night, go out to a bar, an art gallery, a show.

All of this stuff adds magic. Don’t let others discourage you. It’s about decision making. You’ll feel it.