By:Ben Sharp..
I know many people will be able to relate to the points
below and I myself have and still do experience these ‘truths’ about not
succeeding at my dreams or goals. Many of these truths are obvious, but many
people do not accept or realise that they do them on a regular basis and
continue to blame other forces for their unsatisfying lives. I hope, though,
that having more awareness as to why your situation in life is not what you
want it to be will help in the pursuit of your dreams. There is no ultimate
truth as to why you are here and no one thing that will fill that hole, though
many people find some comfort in feeling that that ultimate truth can be an
invisible force that’s within and around you at all times, at every moment of
your life. For some, that realization is all they need for, well, happiness.
Based on your religious, political or ethical background you
may already have an idea of what your dream is, though I write this post with
the intention of displaying the obvious truths the common, everyday working
person faces in their pursuit of happiness. In our deranged politically and economically
controlled society, people often find themselves in a situation where they
ponder the notion of dropping everything and following their dreams. Most
people are too tied down by jobs and money to simply drop everything, though
there is always time to work on your dream, even if it’s only a few moments
every day – it adds up!
It’s time to do some re-evaluating of your life and really
find out what it is you want to do. I myself am still on this seemingly endless
search, though I feel I will get there. It may seem prejudiced — writing this
article without living my own dream — though I see the following 5 points as
obvious truths we all choose to ignore and suppress in our daily lives, but we
all still wonder “why am I not living the life I want to live?”
“When was it when you stopped dreaming and became a man?”
01. YOU ARE ALL THOUGHT AND NO ACTION..
By this I mean you are a day dreamer. You ponder great ideas
and fantasies but never act on them or attempt to pursue and satisfy these
abstract interests. You lay in bed every night wishing you worked on that
project today or elaborated on that idea you had, eagerly waiting for tomorrow
so you can finally attempt to put your dream in motion. You are never going to
achieve anything — or any dream for that matter — without some practical effort
involved. Try carrying around a notebook and pen for when inspiration arises
and act on the ideas you have as soon as possible — before you have time to
second-guess your thoughts.
02. YOU TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY YOU CAN TO SLACK OFF..
You sleep in, take long showers, take an unnecessarily long
time to do simple tasks, watch too much TV, spend too much time on your phone
and use those spare seconds in your day to stare off blankly, waiting for time
to pass by. What are you waiting for? To get home so you can do nothing and
then do the same the next day? Seems like you are just waiting for retirement,
where you will have all the time in the world to ponder the things you wish you
had of done in the earlier years of your life. Why not just push yourself while
you’re still resilient and pursue something you really want to do, what’s the
worst that can happen? Even if you get there and it’s not what you expected the
world is your oyster and the next opportunity is waiting around the corner if
you are willing to take that next step yourself!
03. YOUR DOWNTIME IS UNPRODUCTIVE..
This kind of relates to number 3, though I felt like
separating it for one reason or another. If you were to calculate the time you
could have otherwise spent being productive, i.e. downtime, you would most
likely have months, maybe years worth of more well-spent time working towards
or doing something you love. If you were to use all that that downtime in a
productive manner such as maybe reading, writing or planning your goals and
dreams, you would most likely find yourself in a situation where you are more
flexible with what path you want to take in life. Finding some habits to get
into that either help your thinking or help you work towards some form of goal
may be worthwhile to look into so you can stop wasting time and actually do something
you want to do.
04. YOU NEGLECT YOU!
No, I am not talking about physical and mental health (but
that does matter). What I mean by ‘neglecting yourself’ is that you suppress
what makes you a conscious human. Without sounding too much like a mystic, you
neglect your subconscious desire for intuition and change, which is what makes
you, you. Ideas and thoughts are suppressed either because you believe they are
impractical or your firm morals and conservative beliefs stop any kind of
development. We as humans strive for change and seeking of the unknown, so what
is stopping you from branching out and doing something a little different? Drop
the ‘have to’s’ and pick up some ‘what if’s.’ Ever feel like your ideas or
dreams won’t work? Have a quick look around the internet and you will find
loads of ideas and people who are well on the weird side but are making it big
and living their dreams.
05. LASTLY, MAYBE YOU JUST DO NOT HAVE DREAMS..
If you think these tips are silly and that the orthodox,
conservative routine you live day to day is the only way to live than your
mindset is most of the problem. The only way to live a dream is firstly to have
a dream. You would be surprised at the amount of people who do not really have
a desired dream they could openly discuss when asked the question ‘What is your
dream?’ Many would say “money, a solid job, or family” but they are only key
roles that are played in your dream’s overall production and not the dream
itself. You need to really ask yourself, “when I’m dead, will I have lived the
life I really wanted to live, or the life others expected of me?”
Source:truth theory
