“live life fully – because there is really no other option.”
I want to say that I used to think having choices was a good thing. But I’m still a big believer in choices. I’m still that person exploring grocery stores because of the number of choices. I’m still that person to experience decision fatigue because she’s gotta check out everything out there. So are choices always bad? I don’t think so. But sometimes, they’re standing in your way. How? Well, when you give yourself an option, or a number of options, you’re telling yourself that this moment doesn’t truly matter – that you can blow it off, take it for granted. But if you don’t give yourself an option, you can be truly present. Is that where focus comes from? Freedom? All in relation to your attitude. Perhaps this is discipline. To not let yourself off. To keep yourself going. To not give up. To believe in a light at the end of the tunnel.
It’s been thinking about lately – in connection to the sometimes crippling self doubt I’ve been feeling, I think a lot of that comes from the choice we give ourselves. With everything we face in life, 2 choices come in package: a) to let the task get the best of us, and give up or b) go forth fearlessly and figure it out – as if there’s no other option. In the case of self doubt, I think we give into option a). Why? Because sometimes we’re distracted. Lonely. Feeling low. It can be a plethora of things. But with this in mind, what if we actively espoused option b)? Would life be different? What if we knew that we were going to be successful regardless, and believed truly, that life is rigged in our favor? And that we have no choice but to live it? Well, as much as a gamechanger as it sounds, I’m skeptical. But what do I have to lose? I’ll be adopting this mindset this month, and I’ll keep you posted on how it goes.
And today, she felt her first bout of quitting. I mean its day 6? We saw this coming. But she’s still here – and that is what counts. Showing up. Consistency. Putting in the work – because there’s no other option. On nights like these, I’ll be putting out shorter posts, but I’m thinking of recording my thoughts more regularly during the day for inspiration. I think of the oddest things at the oddest times!! Moral of the story: live life fully – because there is really no other option. Maybe we can all practice it together:
“I choose to be present because there’s no other way”
“I will figure this out because there’s no other option”
“I will get through this because there’s no other choice”