Are you waiting for the pieces to the puzzle of your life to
fall into place? I know that often the myth that the grass is greener on the
other side can be in the back of your mind. I confess that too often I really
believe that I can’t live without the latest apple device and in the past it
would have been a newer vehicle. There is a movement among many to become more
minimalistic in their approach to living. I find myself often between different
groups of friends that represent a large spectrum of life choices.
I just finished having coffee with a good friend who also is
learning to be content in present circumstances but still dreams about what the
future may hold. I do a guy’s group where we talk about real life issues all of
the time. Last night I talked about two types of guys; those that are waiting
for life to happen and those that make life happen. We discussed what makes a
person wait for the proverbial pot of gold to drop out of the sky or mommy and
daddy to do everything for them. We also talked about the characteristics of
those who seem to be ahead of the curve and seem to make life come together.
The question is what type of person are you today and whom do you want to be
more like tomorrow?
As we dove into this topic of waiting or doing it was
obvious that this isn’t necessarily related to age or experience in life. It
should be the case that older individuals should have more life experience that
helps them understand that waiting or being in neutral doesn’t create
opportunities. We also reflected on the fact that being busy for the sake of
being busy isn’t good either. I was impressed with the discussion on having
goals and expectations for what is happening today and what will happen
tomorrow.
Part of the ongoing dialogue I’m having with different
groups and individuals is how one continues to dream in life, make goals,
thinks outside the box and makes little steps to see life happen. I know that
too often it is easy for me to be the idea guy but not totally be engaged with
my own thoughts.
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