Your life isn’t turning out what you expected, but it doesn’t mean you can’t be happy. You have to accept that happiness will be different than what you picture

Your life isn’t turning out what you expected, but it doesn’t mean you can’t be happy. You have to accept that happiness will be different than what you pictured in your 20s. My best friend that I’ve known for 45 years now was a fuck up. We are in our 50s and for most of his life he was lazy and borderline in poverty. He drank all his money away. But he’s a funny, nice guy. He had girlfriends but none for a long time because he’s not a keeper. Finally, he met a woman in her 40s last year and they are going to get married this year. They are planning on having a child, maybe through adoption. He finally got a permanent job as a teacher this year after struggling for a decade. He is out of debt. He is finally in a good place. You can turn things around but embrace the fact that it won’t be traditional. It’s okay, happiness doesn’t have to be traditional.