REPLACE THESE WITH WHAT YOU REALLY WANT, SIMPLE AND EASY, THE THINGS
THAT BRING YOU FULFILLMENT NOW. STOP DOING WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING AND
START DOING WHAT YOU'RE BUILT TO DO.
WEANING oneself away from those activities and behaviors that one has
been conditioned to engage in and embrace is one of life's great
challenges.
Few people graduate to the place in life where they truly make their
own choices. Most of us are bound (and, on occasion, gagged) by what we
have been told is the truth - how things really are and how we should
adapt our lives and our desires to fit into that antiquated paradigm.
As unappealing as I am attempting to make it sound, this status quo
mentality has worked for our civilization - we are still
alive on this planet as a species. You can continue to slog
through your days in that adrenaline-producing, personally demeaning
job. You can make the best of it in a relationship that no longer
brings out your best. And you are more than free to live as a
highly-advanced couch potato planning your days around illusionary,
vicarious vignettes.
But, don't you sense that you are naturally destined to be
extraordinary?
Hanging with friends and family who adore you? Mastering your craft
and profession to the point of adding to it? Learning how to orient your
life to honor your core
values
and qualities?
You have the luxury of designing your life exactly as you want it,
not as your parents had it, not like you should have it, not like others
live theirs (chosen or not, probably not).
