Starting my Journey

Hello!  My name is TJ and I'm 29 years old.  I have just came to the realization that I have been living the wrong way.  I am in a career that I don't enjoy or believe in doing, realized I was trying to make my dad proud and never really did what I truly love.  This journey to self realization started three weeks ago.  I knew that there was more to life and there is no reason anyone should live an unhappy life.  I then realized that the majority of the people on this earth were raised to believe that you have to work hard to achieve happiness.  I started to learn a lot about how the brain truly works and how the average person goes throughout the day not really thinking about much at all. Instead they are just going through the motions that the subconscious mind has programmed them to do (a zombie).  Yes, everyone has the thoughts of happiness and want to change but there is always that voice inside them (subconscious) that tells them you can't, it's too hard or just deal with it.  I came to discover that there are ways to snap out of this and have a wonderful, peaceful and, happy life.  So I know it's all possible but I am struggling to fully awake and be consciously aware of life and every thought and emotion.  I am trying every day to meditate and I love the idea of reaching complete bliss and enlightenment.  So... I am here to get help and support.  I want to learn as much as possible.  I want to open my third eye, astro project, etc.  Thanks and I am looking forward to it!