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For the past year or so, I feel like I’ve been living a life on hold.
Don’t get me wrong, everything has been great, but I can’t shake this feeling. I have a great job, close friends, and a loving family, but I’ve been left wanting more in life. My daily routine has just felt like the “same old same old” week after week. It’s like I’m waiting for something, but I have no idea when or if it’s coming.
I was talking to Sana the other day and she gave me some great advice. She told me “You can’t base a decision on the future, only what you have in the present.” From here on out, if I want something, I’m going to go and get it. I need to stop waiting for it to come to me.
I think that my main problem has been that I don’t like change. When I get out of my element, I feel uncomfortable and I do what ever I can get get back into my element. I need to embrace change, especially when it’s for the the better. There are so many things that I’ve wanted to do for awhile, yet I was afraid of change. It’s time to put a stop to that.
I have no idea what’s coming in the future, but when I figure out what it is, I’ll be the one going to get it. For the time being, I’m going to live my life in the present and base my decisions on what’s best for me at the current time.
Like they say, “Take the bull by the horns.”
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Good! I’m about to do a post sort of regarding this. Find out what you love and get started working on that goal. I find a lot if people have goals, but they don’t do anything to achieve them. Then they wake up 20 years later and wonder how life passed them by. Don’t be that guy! You can achieve whatever you put your mind (and action) to!
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This is a great post about a challenge I’m sure many of your readers can relate to. I know I hate change and I avoid it to in turn avoid discomfort/anxiety. However, change shapes us! Looking back at myself 5 years ago if I was still the SAME person I was…well, I don’t think I’d be too happy with myself or my life in general. Maybe looking back on things like that will help drive you to live in the moment and deal with change!
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So very true – you must be the captain of your ship.
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table recently posted..7 Things… Because Sometimes I Fail
I can relate to this so much! I live by a routine because it’s so easy and comfortable. It can be nice, but sometimes I get so bored with it.
My goal this summer is to be more spontaneous and have more fun!
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin recently posted..Full body workout + sports bra review
Love this!
I have been trying to do the same things but I feel stuck between going out and “grabbing the bull by the horns” and just going with the flow and letting whatever happens happen.
Abby @ Abz ‘n’ Oats recently posted..showing gratitude
“rebel” a little:)
clare @ fittingitallin recently posted..Day In The Life
i say go for it! take any opportunity that comes your way and just go! those are the best.
lindsay recently posted..Food & Fitness Friday: Bahamas
I like routines too that is why its so hard for me to try new things. I made it a goal that next semester I will be more outgoing and won’t like fear hold me back.
Kailey recently posted..A Breakfast To Remember
Love this! I feel like I take the bull by the horns in some aspects of my life and not others…I need to do it more
Lindsay @ In Sweetness and In Health recently posted..Do You Want to Look Like a Little Girl?
Baby steps. Make one life change at a time otherwise you will feel very overwhelmed.
Sana recently posted..Unhappy National Donut Day and A Tornado
Change is uncomfortable – or at least it can be – but once you do it, you learn, grow, and thrive. You’re a smart and level-headed person, Matt. Whatever you choose to do…it will be the right thing for you. Trust yourself. Push your limits and you’ll have none.
Here for ya always!
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that’s so true! change can be hard to accept, but I’ve just gotta know that everything happens for a reason! thanks for sharing!
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I think you are officially an adult. Real job after graduation, own apt, etc…I felt exactly how you did. For 22 years of your life you were always waiting for the next thing: next month’s exam, next semester, next year, graduation, next bday, etc…now it’s just…THIS. It kinda leaves you empty cause there isn’t really anything to “look forward to now”…kinda sucks but its’ life…and it’s times like this that you start saving money for vacations.
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