In a world that thrives on consumer culture and a rapidly growing need for more this and more that, I have come to find comfort in the things that mean quite literally nothing at the end of the day.
As people, most of us grow up in an environment that challenges us and pushes us to continue and excel in economic growth.
Graduate high school, go to college, get your degree, find a full-time job, settle down, start a family, and then rinse and repeat the cycle with your children.
In my final year of college, I am left struggling to accept my fate as another clone of this cycle. I wake up every morning restless and antsy, waiting for the next thing to make me feel something again. I try pushing myself academically, physically in the gym, mentally to improve my mind. Nothing seems to do the trick.
The only thing that cures this indescribable feeling is moments like that above – standing on a ledge staring into an environment entirely new to my being or that of a similar experience. Something new, something exciting, something that pushes me into a mindset of growth, hope, and opportunity.
This brings me to my point about nothing being that serious – I promise I have a point here just stick with me.
Growing up, I was incredibly uptight… and not in a good way. Everything stressed me out, I wanted my entire life to be planned out to the week, and I felt if I didn’t have a plan my entire life would fall apart.
On more than one occasion in the past calendar year, I have given my life to the universe and gone thousands of miles across the country just to feel something again.
Do I recommend running from your problems? Absolutely not. Do I think there is value in giving your soul room to grow? 100%.
Growth does not happen overnight, but it all starts with your mindset.
Taylor Kurer 