Stop Waiting, Start Living
We spend far too long waiting for Friday, waiting for a vacation, waiting for an occasion to wear a certain outfit or to do something or to say something. We wait endlessly for so many things without even realizing that somewhere along the lines, we stopped living. It is as if we wait for life to happen TO us despite life being all around us every second of the day. We wait to have “fun” but “fun” is truly what you make of it. Believe it or not, Mondays can be fun too…if you allow it to be. There are 24 hours in a day and if you spend 8 of them sleeping and another 8 working. You still have another whole 8 hours to do what makes you happy. Whether that’s going out, or pursuing a hobby, or just having some time to yourself to recharge. If you keep waiting for a certain day/moment to do something or start something, it may or may not even come. After all, tomorrow is never guaranteed, but today is; so make the most of life now before you realize you missed your shot. This means, take the risks to put yourself out there. Whether it’s an opportunity, a job, or even a person, don’t let it slip away from you. Even if things don’t work out, you always want to know that at the very least you TRIED. You won’t always regret what you said or did, but you will regret what you DIDN’T do.
Don't let bad moments overpower your whole day. Instead of waiting for tomorrow to be a better day, just make the very next moment a “better moment.” There’s a popular saying on the internet: “You have $86,400 in your account and someone stole $10 from you. Would you be upset and throw all of the $86,390 away in hopes of getting back at the person that took your $10? Or move on and live? Right, move on and live. See we have 86,400 seconds in every day so don’t let someone’s negative 10 seconds ruin the rest of the 86,390. Don’t sweat the small stuff, life is bigger than that.”
Many people follow a laid out plan for their life made by someone else, convincing themselves that they don’t know anything about their own happiness but someone else does. Walking on someone else’s path and waiting for it to unravel something of meaning to you prevents you from taking the chances you should and exploring different avenues of life for yourself. If something doesn’t make you happy, don’t do it. Stop delaying what you want because you fear other people’s opinion. Don’t live someone else’s life for them, start living yours.
“Life is short, so live it. Love is rare, so grab it. Fear controls you, so face it. Memories are precious, so cherish them. We only get one life, so live it!”
By: Sanpreet Dhillon