Instead, you faced alternatives that were on a par -- hard choices -- and you made reasons for yourself to choose that hobby, that house and that job.
Umjesto toga, suočili ste  se s alternativama koje su bile ''al pari'',  s teškim odabirima, i stvorili ste sami za sebe razloge radi kojih ste odabrali taj hobi,  tu kuću i taj posao.