vacations are wonderful. they allow time for self-examination. time to slow down, listen to your heart and contemplate what's important. time for reflecting about what you really want out of life, and how you can make it happen.
my most recent vacation was no different. for me, something has shifted.
since graduating from college, i've played it rather safe. my life is comfortable. i have what i need: a wonderful network of friends and family, a steady job, food in my fridge, a roof over my head. most would say my life is a good one...and i wouldn't disagree. but something is missing. i am happy, but i want more...nay, i need more.
i need to be challenged. i need new surroundings. i need to be uncomfortable. i need to feel fear. i need to face the fear. i need to fail. i need to learn. i need to grow. i need to conquer.
when we settle into a routine, it's easy to fall victim to complacency and comfort. the problem is that it's also easy to stop challenging yourself, and to halt in the tracks of your potential. when you have been given just one chance to be the only you that will ever exist, it is tragic not to give your all to this life.
so please. do not waste your unlimited potential. contemplate your end of days and reflect upon what you hope will be your life's legacy. think about it NOW. do something about it NOW....so that when the end approaches, you are content in having served your purpose. no regrets.
two closing quotes from a recent book i read:
"such a simple concept, yet so true: that which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves."
"to live every day as if it had been stolen from death, that is how i would like to live. to feel the joy of life. to separate oneself from the burden, the angst, the anguish that we all encounter every day. to say i am alive, i am wonderful, i am. i am. that is something to aspire to."
No comments:
Post a Comment