Sometimes you just need to take a deep breath and let your heart make the decisions. For someone as anxious as me, nothing is scarier than diving head first into something you've never done before and know absolutely nothing about. I'm someone who thinks about every possible outcome to every possible decision until it consumes me. Then, even when I come to a decision, I continue to overthink that choice for all of eternity. See the problem here? The majority of life is about learning, but how is one suppose to learn if they never allow themselves to make mistakes? Of course, I'm not saying you should never try to make the right decisions, but forcing yourself into a corner where you end up not making a decision at all isn't much better. How will you know what is right if you don't find out what is wrong? They say that the best way to learn something is by getting it wrong the first time, and honestly, that sounds about right. I don't stay up late at night thinking about all the times I've said the perfect thing at the perfect time, I think about all those times I had incredibly bad timing and cringe. Why do we feel like that? Why don't we celebrate our achievements, but instead, focus on all the things we've done wrong? If you read my last post, you'll know how I believe that we, as people, are more than our mistakes. We are more than our few bad choices, and I want to reiterate that. Maybe you feel like someone's going to judge you, maybe you feel like you feel the need to meet a standard you've place on yourself. To you, I say this: No one will judge you for being human because there's nothing wrong with that. There's nothing wrong with not knowing, as long as you are actively learning. Anyone who judges you for that, isn't someone whose opinion you should care about. Lately, I've been placing more effort into keeping myself in check, trying not to overthink as much. By all means, it hasn't been easy, but I'm happy I'm trying. I am not a perfect person, no one is, so why do I feel this overwhelming pressure to make the "perfect" decision every time? Sometimes you need to push yourself to make choices that bring you out of your comfort zone. Sometimes taking that leap of faith can be oh so rewarding. Recently I took a leap of faith. I was vulnerable, a little scared, and honestly a bit uncomfortable. But I'm so glad I did it. I was able to bring something into my life that I didn't even know I needed. I was able to feel a certain happiness I've never felt before. I can only imagine how different things would be now if I hadn't given something so uncertain a chance. And I'm still taking that leap of faith, but I'm no longer scared for the future, only excited to see what will come next. You will never know what's behind the door if you never open it. So, go to that concert you're not sure you want to go to. Try that new hobby you saw on TikTok, even though you think you might suck at it. Travel somewhere you've never been. Try a new food. You'll never know what might happen, no matter what choice you make, but wouldn't you rather be the person who tried it, then the person who was too scared to? Life is a gamble, the more you bet, the more you just might win. Author's Note: This is poorly written and I also wrote it a while ago, but I just wanted to put this out there since I put my heart into it : ' )
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