You missed me, didn’t you? I said I was going to write every day, but I haven’t written in three weeks. Shameful. About two and a half weeks ago I just got tired of writing. I lost inspiration (or so I told myself), and gave myself a reason to stop. I wish I hadn’t done that. The truth is I was just being lazy. I made myself I promise to write, so that’s what I need to do. I once heard someone say you should always keep the promises you make to yourself. I didn’t completely understand that nugget of wisdom at the time, but in the years since then, it makes more sense.
At some point, everyone becomes disenchanted with the life they’re living, even very rich and successful people– especially rich and successful people. Something drives them to continue to reach new heights, invent new technology and create more creative stuff. There’s something innate that makes us desire something better and new, but when we don’t heed the call, we eventually become unhappy or even depressed.
When change calls, we have a choice: change or not. It’s that simple. The path of change will be filled with challenges and uncomfortability (I don’t think that’s a word), but will lead to discovery and triumph. The other option is easy and familiar, but will lead to nothing. If you find yourself unhappy and you can’t pinpoint a reason why, think about your passions, have you done anything to feed them lately? If the answer is no, that may be the source of your discontentment. I said all that to further remind myself of the promise I made to myself to be a better me. Hopefully this served as your reminder too.
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