06/13/2022
I have been MIA for the past few weeks doing some soul searching and pondering what truly living is to me.
Life isn't about taking the easy route and avoiding challenges.
It isn't about superficial gratifications.
It isn't about everyone else.
Life isn't about right or wrong.
Life is about stepping up to challenges that force us to look deeper into ourselves for the determination and self reflect to grow. Making hard decisions that aren't superficial or self-serving is where we truly grow, personally, emotionally and physically - we begin to see our 'ripple effect' - positive or negative, every action/choice creates a ripple in the pond of life - our choices impact those around us.
Life is about connections not superficial BS. Connecting with each other; not for gossip; petty grievances or to delight in other people's misfortunes. Connect to give a damn - even if the other person isn't a 'friend' - pettiness, gossip and the delight in an other people's struggles is a reflection of our own insecurities and shallowness NOT a reflection of that person. Climb up on the fence to get your feet out of the BS that is so easy to step in when your on the ground level.
It's not about everyone else, it's not about what this person did or is doing or about comparing ourselves to others constantly. We give the negative people in our life to much mic time in our minds, we compare and contrast ourselves to them, we allow petty insecurities cloud our view of our own humanity. I hear "who does she/he think he is?" "I can't believe he/she is said or did that to me!" - blah blah blah - it's not about their actions - it's about how you REACT and if the reaction is true to who you want to be. Stop allowing people to dictate your actions, your thoughts and your view - that's just handing them over all your power and control in the moment. We all suffer, we are all struggling - perhaps that other person's defensive is passive-aggressive slights or vindictive actions. I feel bad for them. I feel bad that they are in such a state of BS that they lash-out due to insecurities and fear. I refuse to stoop to that level of interaction. It's not about them, it's about how we react...
"There is no right way. There is no wrong way. It is what it is." Your way isn't necessarily right or wrong and my way may not be the right way for you.... it is what it is. Stop fussing over making the 'right' choice; make a choice; put action to it and then reflect on it's outcome. Let it go, right or wrong. The choice was made, lingering in it doesn't create growth - let it go and move forward with the boost the choice gave you or the life lesson you earned bc of that choice. We have all made choices that were dumb as hell, sulking doesn't erase it... pick up that shovel and start taking actions to dig yourself out of the hole it may have put you in. There is no right way. There is no wrong way. It is what it is.... sometimes you just have to say 'F* it' and move on.
We get one shot at this life.
We get one shot at becoming who we are truly meant to be.
We get one shot at developing our humanity.
We get one shot at connecting with those we truly love and care about.
We get one shot at living with intent.
Living with INTENT is not easy, it is not mindless - it is purposeful self reflection and getting to know who you truly are and want to be.
Stop going through the motions - start asking yourself "why am I doing this?" "Does this serve me?" "Who do I want to be?" "What actions am I taking to be that person?"
Avoidance only puts off the inevitable.
Put on your war paint, scream your battle cry at the top of your lungs, grab your weapon and step up to obstacles that are keeping you stagnate.
There is NO back-down in this body.
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