If you could go back in time to any given moment and start life from that point on, would you change anything?
I used to think the things that’d bring me true joy were my own victories, accomplishments, and desires but luckily I was able to wake up… and did so just in time to make the rest of my life awesome.
My life sucked because I never lived it.
It’s ironic. I wanted more life, richness, fulfilling experiences, but I resisted life at every moment.
Yesterday, I realized the thing I truly wanted out of my own life was in front of me all this time and I just hadn’t seen it.
It was at my muay thai class, I saw this friend group, comprised of kids, who are always doing dorky fun kid stuff while there.
It took me back to what I was like as a kid: Lame.
I was the all-too-serious serious, Light Yagami type kid– who, while popular, was too concerned with his own destiny to deeply connect with anyone else.
I guess I thought I was above ordinary things– but the truth is, you’re human. The ordinary things are what make life rich.
On our death beds, we won’t be thinking about our individual accomplishments, we’ll be thinking about our journey– the people we’ve met, played the game with, and memories we’ve created.
That’s the funny part. If I went back– the only thing I’d have changed is my own attitude towards the game and how I played.
I’d tell younger me to ease up, enjoy every moment, be a kid and quit taking yourself so seriously dammit.
And this is important because moving forward with the rest of my life, this is still the advice.
You don’t need to move anywhere, or be special, or discover whatever… you just need to embrace your own path by leaning in.
And that’s what I’ll do every single day of my life.
I’ll connect with others, connect with the present, and live now.
Worrying about purpose, calling, destiny, and achievements is a supreme waste of time and spitting in the face of life itself.
I’m not saying don’t create, I’m saying quit thinking about it.
No one advances dreaming about dreaming.
Creation is play. Life is play.
So, what advice could younger you give future you?
You’ve got the answers you’re looking for.
#TimeTravler
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