Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s fine. It’s not their journey to make sense of. It’s yours.
Author | Photographer | CG Artist | Filmmaker
That anxiety you feel about the state of things — other people are feeling it, too.
You are not alone.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, remember to scale back your focus to the things that you actually have the power to control.
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In case it wasn’t obvious, now is a particularly good time to show what it means to be a good, caring & kind human being.
Remember the type of person you want to be.
And please be helpful, be patient & lead with love & kindness as much as you are able.
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We live in a world where an unfortunate number of people believe that if something isn’t affecting them directly, it doesn’t matter.
And so people who could avoid making a problem worse don’t take action because they must be personally inconvenienced by something before deciding to do anything about it. And by then, the consequences are worse than they would have been — sometimes catastrophically & irreversibly.
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While you may think the Corona Virus is overhyped — and remain unconcerned because you’re not at a high risk of dying from it — that doesn’t mean the people you could give it to who could die from it feel the same way. The people dying are part of someone’s family.
This “I don’t care if I get the #coronavirus” attitude is a lot like the “I’ve had a few drinks but I’m good to drive” or “I’m good at texting & driving.”
It’s not always about *you* — it’s about the people you put at risk by being irresponsible.
Being passionate about living your best life doesn’t mean being passionate about living a life confined by other people’s opinions, expectations, or fear of judgment.
It’s your life. Ignore what others are doing. Find what feels right for you.
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Ideally, we could all go through life without the need for any support other than our own. But the fact is, having the support of — and being encouraged by — just one person can make even extreme challenges much easier to bear.
Be that one person for as many people as possible.
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Allowing yourself to be the subject of a joke every now and then can show that you don’t take things too seriously. Allowing yourself to become the brunt of jokes regularly can show you don’t take things seriously enough.
Every time you allow someone to disrespect you — even if it’s “just a joke” — you give them permission to do it again.
If you want respect, it’s important to set boundaries.
Friendly ribbing between genuine friends can be a sign of trust and affection, but being frequently showcased as a joke to an audience — particularly people who don’t know you
that well — is something else.
When is enough enough? When people are laughing and you’re not one of them.
Excerpt from my book:
If you want to get on the path towards a better life, you must decide that taking steps down that path is more important than the things that are keeping you from it.
You must no longer allow yourself to be held back by a lack of discipline, a lack of resources, a lack of motivation, or a lack of initiative. And you must no longer allow yourself to be held back by fear.
