All through life we have had choices. The direction our life takes depend on our choices not what others decide for us. We are the masters of our lives.
There is no way to blame someone for the direction your life take if you didn’t fight to have it go your way. Don’t sit there ruminating on what has happened to you. It might have been terrible but guess what you should have learnt something in the process. I do really believe that life happens for you not to you.
There have been times in my life that I had to really wonder why certain things happen. In hind sight I was able to see that these trials made me stronger. I was able to learn from the situations. I have been looking at all experiences as learning experiences. I am always learning. The day you stop learning is the day you die. I have heard persons say that the day they left school official was the day the stop learning and I pity them for thinking that way. We live in an age where there is no reason to think like that. YouTube is a great school. No I don’t mean the cat videos but videos that make you really learn something. There are so many apps that can be used to help. Why not listen to a book on the way to and from home or a podcast? Again it’s a matter of choice. Do you have your mind waste away or do you keep it active?
Reading has always been my way of escape or learning. I can get lost easily in someone’s autobiography or a historical novel. It’s been like that for me forever. Throughout university it was not unusual to see me with headphones on and reading. I guess many would have thought I was studying but no I would read non academic books 😁. Had to keep a balance 😉. Well that’s how I thought and still think.
Those were and have been my choices and I benefited from them. I experienced place without being there, it opened my mind, I expanded my vocabulary etc. I see it as life happening for me not to me. There have been experiences that I would not want to repeat but again I forced myself to learn and not only look at it as being bad. If I did that or do that now then I remain stagnant. That’s not a good place to be. I also realized it’s a good way to protect your mental health.
This is really important. Yes it’s great to make money but at some point in the day you have to let go and decompress or you are forever in stress mode. I can’t live like that. Also why should I? Life is for living and you must live your best life. Interestingly some would think me lazy because I think like that. No I’m not lazy I just believe in self preservation. What do you think? What do you do? Are you always in work mode or do you turn off some time during that day? I am looking to my future and I don’t want to be visiting the doctor often because of what I’m doing now. You know there is a saying which I will paraphrase, you spend so much time making your wealth early in your life that you sacrifice your health. And when you get older you will sacrifice your wealth to get back your health. Is it really necessary? Can’t there be a balance? Live your life and make money, why are they seen as opposites by some? I think it is possible to have that balance or near balance, I’ve done it and did it my way. What about you, have you found or tried to find that balance?
Let me know as I really want to know what you are thinking, and I know others do too. Try commenting 👍🏽, but if you are not comfortable, reach out to me via any medium. Your comments let me know how you feel and very often give me a total different perspective on the topic. 😉. And you can never tell your comment might help others.
Always remember life is for living and you must always live your best life. #lifeisforliving #liveyourbestlife #gratefulforlife.
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