{"id":302,"date":"2012-04-30T18:36:29","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T01:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=302"},"modified":"2012-04-30T18:36:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T01:36:29","slug":"living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=302","title":{"rendered":"Living"},"content":{"rendered":"I got to thinking about the difference between living and existing. What is this difference? Do we live to exist? Or exist to live? I\u2019ve always found myself pondering this question. I find it to be like this: existing is going to that 9 to 5 job everyday that you don\u2019t enjoy. It may bring in money, but it doesn\u2019t satisfy you, it doesn\u2019t make you want to be better, learn more, or ensure happiness. Living is doing what you love. Maybe this doesn\u2019t produce much money, but at least you can say at the end of the day that you\u2019re doing what you love, that you\u2019re happy, that you\u2019re following your dream. I\u2019ve always found this to be a writer\u2019s existence. We write because it makes us happy, that is really all we can ask for. I feel alive when I write; I can express myself in ways that I never knew were possible. This is my dream. And I will always follow it. So be brave, follow your dream. You won\u2019t regret living.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"