Wednesday Motivational – Challenge Yourself

When I was younger I always did what I thought was expected of me.  Both as a child and a young adult.  Believe it or not, I was very shy back then, and not outspoken.

I did what I was told…more or less.

And don’t get me wrong, at this point I’m not placing blame.  I made those decisions…especially once I was a young adult.  That’s on me.  But for a while, admittedly, I held some resentment to it.  But that’s not healthy.  I don’t do that anymore.

Even as recently as a decade ago, I was doing what everyone else thought I should.  Which mostly boiled down to “Play It Safe”.

Fuck that.

There are a lot of things I never did, or never experienced because of that advice.  But I take chances now.  I try to learn.  I DO WHAT I THINK IS RIGHT.

I put myself out there and meet people.  Though admittedly some turn out to not be worth effort.

Still though, that doesn’t matter.  I try to find new experiences.  I try to find new people who enrich my life.

We all fall into ruts of comfortable from time to time.  It’s easy.  But it’s not rewarding.  Especially as you get older.  Life is short, don’t waste it.

If you take a chance and fail, who cares?  But if you take a chance and succeed, the feeling is unparalleled.

Get out of your comfort zone.  Life isn’t comfortable no matter what.  It often sucks.  But seize it, and take control of it.

You never know what you can accomplish until you try.

Challenge yourselves to be the best you can be.  Because all of us have something to offer.  It might not be world changing.  But it might change the life of one person.  Or two.  And that’s still pretty good.

I truly wish I had learned that lesson earlier in my life.  But I’m gonna make the most of the time I have left.

I hope you will too.

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theeWeeBabySeamus
An unapologetic, even if often manic-depressive (it's a requirement given his choices of sports teams), fan of NC State University, the Baltimore Ravens and the Baltimore Orioles. When not parked in front of the computer and/or TV, can often be found on the golf course shouting obscenities to no one in particular.
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ballsofsteelandfury

This whole post is why I advocate for anal.

Unsurprised

Comfort zone? I need to get out of my house first.

Game Time Decision

-King Hippo
/ and most of the commentators here too

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

It’s like Eli becoming comfortable as the starting quarterback for the New York Giants. It took a hero like Ben McAdoo to break him out of his rut, even though Eli didn’t understand it at the time.

blaxabbath

Robert Kraft nods, accepts handy from a slave.

LemonJello

/light cough
“That, sir, is a Kraft Single.”
/adjusts monocle

Unsurprised

The folks who were away in the offseason may have missed that, so a helpful reminder is fine.