On friday my neighbour suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. She was a young, very fit, mom. It makes me think about how little time we may have, and what can be done yet!
I have a couple of friends that do what they want to do. They're pursuing what they love. And they're not conforming to what everyone else says we should do, or the life path that "should" be taken. They're happy. Very few people can say that they've done everything they've dreamed of, and lived a full life, with no regrets. Thrown caution to the wind, and simply lived. Why is this?
I am so scared of not going out and pursuing my passion for travel, or my love of art or fashion. Scared that I'll settle into a job that I only moderately like, and end up staying in one spot forever. So how can things change? I think a lot of it stems from our society's need for money. For material items, for a steady job to pay for those things and be stable. I too have this instilled in me. But lately I'm struggling with this notion. Why do we need so many things and all of this money? Yes, I realize that I am being a little contradictory: in order to travel you need money. But here I am talking about our need to settle and simply make money. I can't even fully wrap my mind around this yet, so forgive me if I'm being a little confusing and unclear. I want to do what I LOVE, and LIVE. Of course the word "live" is very subjective. My definition of the word is life experiences. Going out and seeing the world. Meeting new and old friends. Finding love. Creating something beautiful.
The next step is to pursue all of these ideas. What I am struggling with is my need to make people happy. I don't like disappointing. And living life as described above is very selfish. But making sure that I am happy is the first step. When this happens others can feel that radiating from within, and be drawn to you. And then magic can happen. I want that magic.
This is one of my recent life mottos (it's also my facebook cover photo).
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