Don’t Be Let With Regrets
We all have dreams. So often our dreams stay in the back of our minds, always on the back burner, with thoughts of pulling them out at some point, some day when life affords the opportunity to pursue them. Sadly, some live out entire lifetimes, and that “opportunity” never appears. If you are one who has this thinking process, I hope my words help wake you up, and set you in motion towards pursuing those dreams!
As a melanoma cancer survivor, who was once upon a time told I didn’t have long to live, I can tell you, it wasn’t what I had done, nor the mistakes that I made that I thought about when I realized my time might be over here. It was all the things I so wanted to do, and put off. I realized when I heard those words about the ending of my life, all of those experiences I put off, or those I let fear keep me from even starting, were those things which plagued my mind. One of the many things I learned was, in every opportunity to follow your heart, there are also immense opportunities to love.
At some point, your time will be over for this lifetime. What is most important during your time here, is, how well you loved. Love is truly the most important aspect of life. When we move towards doing things from our hearts, and following what lies in our hearts, our capacity for loving increases. Our happiness and how well we love, goes hand in hand.
Our happiness is a choice that belongs to each individual personally. There is no one else who is responsible for our happiness except ourselves. If you think about it, during the times of your life where you felt the most unhappy, were also the times in your life, where you loved the least.
When we feel happiness and joy within, those feelings flow from us, and our interactions with others also reflect that joy and happiness. If you are not doing what speaks to your heart, or in essence, what you love, you are following the wrong path. It is that plain and simple. We cannot love to our best capacity while doing something day in and day out that we do not enjoy at all.
It is up to you to create the life you want. There is no reason why you cannot live the life you want, as you are the creator of your life. Any obstacles that may hold you back, are only obstacles that you have created for yourself. As the creator of those obstacles, you also have within you the capacity to get through them.
Next time you catch yourself saying, “Someday, I am going to…”, instead, THIS day do something towards making “someday” a reality.
