Not many people talk about the grief of abandoning an expired dream. Of realizing after months or years of working hard and diligently toward something that it isn't what you thought you wanted. Shifting your mindset, identity, and habits away from it is hard, but it's never too late to start investing in an updated, more aligned version of you. As you grow, you will change. Your goals will change. Your perspectives will change. But guess what? Everything you did, pursued, and became beforehand supports that change. You could not have become who you are today without first being who you were. So no, chasing those old dreams wasn't a waste of time. It was preparing you for who you were always meant to be and the life you were always meant to have.