It’s been awhile! I can’t let 2018 end without connecting with you. I can say life has gotten in the way. It can be true, yet the easy excuse. What really gets in the way, or shall I say, who really gets in the way is…you. Yes, you! Yes, me! Why do we let it happen? Are we allowing it as an excuse because we are scared or anxious? Are we allowing ourselves to get in the way because we lost confidence (or really never had confidence) in ourselves? Do we not want to be exposed or fail? Or, do we feel guilty for actually putting ourselves first for just a moment? Yes, yes, yes, and yes to all for me!
I’m not saying the detour, road closed, merging lanes, and dead ends don’t get in the way. Yes of course we have to deal with “life that gets in the way” when it happens. It won’t let you set it aside even if you wanted to in order to do something for yourself…for once. Here it comes…however it becomes the excuse as we let time continue to pass by after we have dealt with whatever it was that “got in the way”. Time passes by, we get comfortable with it, and the excuse becomes a reality. Now who’s fault is it?
I will raise my hand and admit here and now that “life got in the way” has been my safety net excuse. I’m hundred percent guilty of allowing it to hinder my joy. For allowing it to be the wall to facing my fears of failure, facing my anxieties, and feeling guilty for doing something for me. As I write this I feel my heart beating faster and tears in my eyes.
Yes, life gets in the way, but we have to own it. Life is the here and now. It’s every breath we breathe right now. It’s what we are experiencing right this very second. It’s the feelings that are coming over us at this very moment. It’s not what gets in the way, we are living it N O W.
Let’s make a commitment together (if you are ready or want to). Let’s live! Let’s live! LET”S LIVE! Let’s let the detours, road closures, merging lanes, and dead ends happen, AND then, let’s live. We deserve to, we are here on Earth to, we have a journey paved for us to…live.
I wish for your journey in the New Year to be a journey where you experience true joy. The joy you don’t permit yourself to experience for whatever reason you have allowed. Open the door, let your guard down, erase your guilt and fears…experience your joy. You deserve it! I commit to trying to do the same.
Please feel free to share with me, what will you do to stop what defines YOUR “life getting in the way”?
Love and light,
Koko