Have you ever felt like you were just surviving each day as opposed to living it? Not really going anywhere or doing anything with yourself? I sure did, a lot. I remember when I was a child and didn't have a care in the world. I could just LIVE and enjoy myself. I'm not sure when that feeling ended but somewhere along the way it did. And I got swept up by all of the pressures and troubles I was having that I forgot about the most important thing in my life, my happiness. I've seen plenty of people say "Get up and go live!" but I was too afraid to step that far out of my comfort zone and do something. I became complacent with my life and lost all enjoyment of it.
It wasn't until very recently that I realized how much I was wasting my life being unhappy and how little time any of us have on this earth. See, a close relative passed away recently and it came as such a shock to the entire family. We were all devastated when we received the news. No one could believe that someone's life could be cut so short and without any warning. So I went for a drive in my car to try and get my mind off of it and turned on the radio to WAY-FM 89.7 and Britt Nicole's song "Walk On The Water" came on. As I listened, my favorite lyrics came on:
"What are you waiting for?
What do you have to lose?
Your insecurities try to alter you.
You know you're made for more.
So don't be afraid to move.
Your faith is all it takes
and you can walk on the water too."
As the song continued to play, I realized that I was the only person keeping myself from being happy. So I came up with a plan to inject some joy into my life for the next 365 days. Each day consisting of one fun and/or interesting activity I will perform for the entire year. And thanks to one awesome friend by the name of Angi, I will blog each and every day about what I did that day. I hope you have as much fun reading about it as I have actually doing it!
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