Lately, I have been very reflective about my life. I finally believe the moments I am living today are moments I truly deserve, both the good and the bad. I started to list positive changes that I have employed to living life throughout the last twenty years. True to my form, I began to write this out, and also true to form, it is wordy. Ten Things I Do that Consistently Change My Life for the Better 1. I finished something that was hard and I now seek new challenges. Going back to nursing school was incredibly hard for me. I was sleep deprived, mentally drained, and physically exhausted every day for three years. I wanted to quit at least once a month – seriously contemplating it – but I trudged through and it was worth every miserable moment. Now, I am exploring new challenges and when I finish those, I will start some more. I forgot how wonderful it feels to finish a long and arduous journey - there is no replacement for the confidence this provides a human being. 2. I quit things – several things. I quit a soul-sucking relationship that I had previously believed would stand the test of all time. I quit a job that bored me and that I grew to loathe. I quit allowing people to call me an asshole, because while I did possess neither a great filter nor award-winning tact, I was the furthest thing from the definition of an asshole. I quit hanging out with people that did not intellectually, emotionally, or physically challenge me. Who cares if you are the best when you are surrounded by people who have not read a book since college, have no friends that do not double as drinking buddies, and have not physically exerted themselves beyond lifting the remote control since the fifth grade? 3. I do not feel sorry for myself. From birth until around nineteen, I was a miserable individual who felt that life had dealt me terrible blows that I did not deserve. I was not wrong. However, when I decided I did not want my whole life to replicate this cycle, I began to live. I started to smile. I started to find things that I truly enjoyed. It took a while but eventually, I was generally and genuinely happy. It was pretty cool. more....
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:01:36 +0000