Passive Existence

Most of us live life not knowing what we want from it, assigning it no meaning, choosing instead to live passively, indulging in whatever comes our way. This is mere "existence" and not "living".

Each of our lives is a story and we have been given the power to write it. Instead of living our lives meaningfully, we spent most of our time and thoughts on things that don't matter -at least, not in the long run.

Mindlessly scrolling through social media feed for hours together, clicking on video after irrelevant video on Youtube, choosing to spend time rather than use it.

"Find a way of living that has come from due thought rather than a passive immersion in the tangles of everyday distractions." -Derren Brown

Don't live passively, don't just go with the flow. Do one thing everyday that excites you and gives value to your life. Challenge yourself, try out different things, explore yourself,strengthen bonds, diversify your identity.

Think about what you want from life...what sort of person do you want to be? What sort of relationships do you want to have? What sort of memories do you want to make?

Of course, often we are required to do things we don't like in order to get to where we want to go but then that's perfectly alright isn't it? What are we willing to feel, willing to sacrifice in order to attain meaning in our lives...

"Chasing meaning is better than running away from discomfort."

I'm trying to hold myself to this principle..there are days when nothing seems to be going how I want it to and all I feel like doing then is to curl up and do nothing about it, but I'm trying, Cut yourself some slack, treat your self with some love and live a considered life.