Risks

"It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any."

-Hugh Laurie

First off, off I'd like to welcome any and all new readers! This isn't something I thought I would be making known to everyone I know anytime soon, but since I've been taking a lot of risks lately, here we are. I want to caution anyone who doesn't like mushy, sappy, lovey stuff, to not bother reading this blog. This is not for you. You may continue on in your negativity and cynicism elsewhere and may you have a wonderful day. :)

Now onto explaining more in depth the title of this post. In the past few months, I've been taking some risks, trying to break out of my shell and make being uncomfortable the norm for me. As I have been continually told for the past few months, there is no growth if you don't push yourself and get uncomfortable. Now, I know there are those of you out there who are thinking, "Wellllllll, there are those uncomfortable situations which actually aren't good and there's nothing to do with growth in them." Yes, yes, I know. That's not what I'm talking about and good for you for knowing the difference. ;)

I've never been one for change. It scares me, unsettles me and pushes me to my limits. Eventually I learn to adapt and I move on. I get into a routine and learn and is how I have so many random and useless facts in my head. However. I have always been a dreamer. I have always wanted more than most people have or think they can have. I have been laughed at for it. Numerous times. I have been told I need to make sure I get a really good job that pays a lot of money in the most condescending tone possible. I have been berated and told it's not possible and that's never going to happen. Well. I'm sitting here telling ALL of you. Watch me.

My life has not been the most glamorous or even good. I've had a lot of bad things happen. If you want to know my story, you can always message me and I will share it. I've made a lot of mistakes, broken down, fought and gotten back up from it all more times than I can count. I would imagine it's the same for many of you. But let me tell you a little secret. The more times you tell yourself you can't do something, you never will. And you will continue telling other people it can't be done. You will become that person no one wants to be around because you keep trying to push YOUR reality onto others and that's just not fair. And that's saying a lot about me. I've been on both ends of that. But you know what? If you have BIG dreams, if you have goals and things you want to achieve in your life, the only thing stopping them from coming true is you. Let me repeat that so it sinks in. The only thing stopping you from achieving anything spectacular and extraordinary in life.....is you.

I'm not sure that has sunk in even for me yet. That's a huge massive concept to truly grasp. But once you do, you have the power to move mountains. Had a friend post something today that really got to me. He said, "When successful people want to make it to the other side of a crowded room, they look for the space between the people, they don't see the people as obstacles." Think about that. The same goes for life. Don't listen to the people who tell you that you can't do something. If you can't, it's because you're letting the world stop you. Here's where you get to play one of the many ballads of it's me against the world and get moving. Be cheesy, be happy, be enthusiastic. Keep walking if people look at you weird. Eventually you'll find the right people to join you and keep you moving. Keep marching to your own drum. Just keep swimming!

So to end this, learn to accept that your past happened and realize that it's not your present or future as long as you don't let it. The best thing about not waiting for the right time is that you can change your life in an instant with one decision. And that can happen right at this very moment. If you want a better life, if you want to be happy and stop hating getting out of bed every morning, going to the same lame job where you hate everyone, where you just want to wake up, drink some coffee or tea, play with your kids and get to know them better as more than just these annoying half you's running around being loud and the only ones enjoying life......then move. Talk to someone. Talk to me. Find your people. And start walking towards your dreams. It's the most simply complicated decision you will ever make in your life and one most people never make. Do some good in this world. And do what not a lot of people know how to do. Be happy.

x.x.

M.K.