You choose who you want to be and how you want to live each day!
Are you going to laugh? Exercise? Be lazy? Make some money? Volunteer? Travel? What are you going to do today? Who are you today?
As Steve Jobs said, "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
Think mindfully.
I have learned not having a set routine for the past three months have really taught me how to pick and choose my daily activities. And let me tell you, it changes on a regular basis.
For example; I have chosen to volunteer with what is known at the
Solas Project. It is an after-school program for lower income students. We foster these children through tutoring and sports. We have learned to play rugby, rock climb, dance, and much more. I am able to fulfill my day by volunteering and contributing my time for others. It is quite rewarding.
On a different note...
Two weeks ago, I walked along the coast in Malahide getting some fresh air.
Sometimes, the weather is so nasty that its nice to put a pizza in the oven, watch movies, listen to music, and enjoy one another's company!
At some point in life there is a stopping and refocus point. Where you have to breathe and change directions. As for me, I had to leave Ireland and move back home. Finding an employer who would sponsor a visa and allow me to work was nearly impossible. But that's okay! I am back home, settled and now working.
I don't understand how it can be so difficult to live outside your own country if you are willing to provide a great wealth of knowledge and share your abilities to a large amount of people. This is how it is. It is important to not let the opinions of others interfere for your future tracks!
Choose which way or another you would like to live each day. But always remember to not lose yourself along the way. Stay focused. Never lose hope. You create who you want to be.
Wanderlust: Exploring the right paths to walk down. It may take a few tries but you are able to choose which fits you best.
It is my human nature to explore. I found this out during graduate school when I knew I wasn't ready to step foot into a stable career. Unstable is good. Some may think differently, ok, most may believe opposite. But when I decided to branch out and move to Ecuador, it hit me like a snap of a finger. Exploration. New people. New world I was going to be apart of. Being unstable to me is never knowing what is going to happen next. The excitement of your future.