I’m an over-analyser so, obviously, I over-analyse myself. And I’ve figured out that even though I’ve been making big changes, I’m still inside my comfort zone.
I’m comfortable doing things where I can see the result. Even when I think I’m doing something out of my comfort zone, I only do it when I can be sure of the range of possible outcomes. In other words, I will only do something if I can be sure it won’t go terribly wrong, and I’ll always ALWAYS have a back-up plan. Just in case.
Living life taking only small risks will lead me on a comfortable path. I can say this because so far it has. I’m comfortable. I’ve got great friends, I’m at a good university with a job lined up, and I’d say I’m happy. But making decisions where I can be fairly certain of the possible outcomes will lead me to more of the same, because I can only predict what my brain already knows.
And I can’t stop thinking, what if this means I’m missing out on the chance for something completely amazing..something that I couldn’t foresee, so I never took the risk?!
Maybe your ‘unrealistic’ dream life is only possible when you take a step into the unknown. Maybe then you start to trust your instincts and think with your heart because your head has no idea how things will play out. On social media I see people who followed their dreams and are now living in them (@elle_fit for example), and I want some of it.
I’ve wanted to blog for a while now, but it scares me so I’d put it off. Being publically open about things I’m passionate about seems like a big risk. Once you post its out of your control. And what will people think? ‘Surely she’s not sharing what she made for dinner yesterday?!’ ‘Why is she talking about emotions and personal details of her life so publicly?!’ ‘She sounds like a self-help book?!’
But I’ve realised caring what others think is holding me back from the chance that something amazing and unexpected might come from doing something you’re not sure about, so this is my platform to share what I’m passionate about.
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