1057: Let's talk about the paths we do travel
For today’s pep talk I’m sharing a story to remind you of the choices you do have, and to put yourself back into the equation!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy hump day and a very happy Wednesday to you. So for today's Daily Pep, I want to share a story with you, and I'm sharing it because I think it helps put a lot of things into perspective. And can also embolden us a bit and invite us to get curious about what we actually want. So when I was little, I remember asking my dad how long it would take if I was to walk down every single street in the world. Now, I remember thinking that it would probably take quite a long time, but it was definitely doable. So I was quite shocked to find out just how big the world is and that that wouldn't really be possible. Now, when I was younger, that burst my bubble. I don't know why, because while I have always liked travelling, walking has not been my forte.
But now, quite a few years later, I see it differently, and I see it like this: if we can't do all of the things, so if we can't walk down every single street in the world, then at some point choices have to be made. Some things become higher priorities and some things don't. Now, I am all too aware that many of us have life circumstances which are completely out of our control that can put limitations on us, and it is not as easy as just saying, do exactly what the fuck you want, because life's not that simple. But that doesn't mean that there aren't a whole bunch of choices that we get to make. Even though around here we're rebels, it is so easy to get so lost in what other people want us to do, on other people's expectations of us, and this whole idea about how we think we should live our life. But if we're never going to be able to walk down every street and we're never going to be able to satisfy everybody, then for the choices that we can make and the paths that we can choose, Why not do something that actually serves us? There will always be the case that there are paths that we don't get to travel, but there are also a hell of a lot of things that we do get to do. So if we accept that at some point we have to make some choices, and that also not making a choice is making a choice, let's at least put ourselves back into the equation and strive to live the life that we want to live Not the one that society says that we should live, or the one that your auntie's best friend's hamster thinks we should live. So I'll leave you with that.
Have a good one. Happy Hump Day. We are collectively doing pretty damn well this week, especially if we think that we aren't. So keep going.
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