So I guess my last post was a bit depressing, no? Well I always speak the truth as I see it. And part of that means letting people know where I am no matter how hard that may be to talk about or to hear. I do think the world is in a terrible state. I think many of us are feeling an enormous push. Some think it is about 2012, others believe it is connected to the bible and end times, and others don't seem to know what the rest of us are talking about?!? Why are some so affected, while others appear unaware that anything is even going on? I have a bit of a theory about that- at least in regard to myself and those around me who may be experiencing similar emotions.
Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes those reasons are unclear and we are left to wonder why turmoil seems to be lurking around every corner. I believe this "push" is a wake-up call. Not because you are living a bad life or are deserving of trauma, but because you may not be living life to the fullest. This is about the giant billboard of the heavens screaming out to us, "are you where you want to be?" Are you doing the kind of work that is important to you? Are you living in a place that makes you happy? Are you fulfilling your dreams? Are your priorities right? Are you surrounding yourself with the right people? Are you doing too much? Too Little? Do you wake up everyday loving the life you have, or wanting it to be over?!
This isn't about how much money you earn or whether or not you are considered successful by societal standards. This isn't about living life in the fast lane or being the envy of all your friends. This is about your definition of a happy life; you living out the hopes and dreams you had as a child, but more importantly the ones you have as an adult.
Is there some place you want to go that you haven't been? Is there a hobby you dream of that you haven't yet begun? Is there a career passion you've always wanted to try that you haven't pursued? Is there a move, a goal, or a wish that you've been talking about nearly your entire life that you have yet to fulfill? What are you waiting for?
I understand that life presents obstacles. There are financial roadblocks. Time roadblocks. But when you truly want something you find a way to make it happen, and when you don't, you only stand to suffer a lifetime of regret. If there are things standing in the way of your dreams you need to do something about it now. Then you need to realize and recognize that your potential for reaching this goal is only shrinking as time goes on. A life of no met goals or dreams fulfilled, is only a life that will always feel exactly as it feels today. That "push" will eventually fade and with it will be the chance or opportunity to have made some changes.
I don't exactly know what is waiting around the next corner for me, but I am doing my best to stop and take notice of what God is trying to tell me. To pay attention to the message on the giant billboard in front of me. I am looking at the things that need to change in my world. There's nothing I can do about regret, other than to have fewer regrets in the future.
Right now I stand nervously awaiting a decision that affects my present and my future. I have done all that I can to influence things in what I hope is a positive way. The rest is up to God. Here's to hoping the push, enables a pull in the right direction for me. Only time will tell.
“Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in life has a purpose.” -
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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