Do you enjoy your life? Do you know what it feels like to Fully Enjoy each and every moment?
I'm going to be honest with you, for a very long period of time I didn't even know what it meant to "enjoy life". Listen, I didn't even know that I wasn't enjoying it-
At 26 years old, I allowed myself to be confined by "what ifs". I talked myself out of doing mostly everything that I enjoyed by calculating the pro's and cons, listening to and internalizing other people's limitations for my life... I gave my "advisors" authority to decide what I should or shouldn't do.
I started to feel confused, confronted and incomplete. I tried to make myself believe that my life was great and that I was happy. But deep down inside I knew, not only was I unhappy, I couldn't recall ever knowing what happiness felt like. Even though I smiled, often times I felt like crying. In addition, I never acknowledged how I was really feeling.
I hated my job and my personal life. I felt lonely and outcast. I didn't feel loved. I was bored and sick all. the. time. I was always the victim. As you can imagine, I was not having any fun and was jealous of people who appeared to have a better life than I. Ugh! That's not living!
It took some powerful intervention, good friends and personal commitment for me to eventually learn that I was responsible for my happiness (or unhappiness). Now I know that no one else has the power to dictate what living looks like for me because that power is mine. I choose. I find freedom in knowing these things. Now, I refuse to be a victim and I fight for my life! I fight for my happiness!
So, just as I was asked almost 7 years ago-
Without making any considerations or limitations-What makes you happy? THINK BIG! It doesn't have to "make sense". What is it that makes you feel free?? Go.DO. IT! Make a small step towards it. Go out and "treat yo'self" to something you love. Trust me, you will be glad you did!
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~Lynn
