I'm a thinker. A deep thinker; a philosophical thinker. Some may say a worrier. I would agree. I have two states of mind when it comes to these type of things, I fret about everything or nothing at all. Even when I'm in the latter frame of mind it's not because I'm as cool as a cucumber (another metaphor, help). It's usually because I have spent so much time thinking and over-thinking, playing and replaying, that I work myself in to oblivion. Like a computer that has overheated I just shut down.
I need to learn to stop. Otherwise it's not going to leave me in a very stable place for later life, and let's be real - ain't nobody got time for that! So I need to come up with some strategies to help me overcome this because, as this trusty pinterest quote states, worrying does not stop the things you worry about from happening.
The biggest issue for me is that I am both a hopeless optimist and crippling realist all at the same time. I need to find a happy medium in there somewhere but I'm just a it unsure as to how? I know that it's good to have dreams, hopes, ambitions. I also know that you have to live in reality. That's a tricky balance to find.
That just made me think about the quote by Les Brown, "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you'll land amongst the stars". What does that even mean? I kind of see it as, if you want something then just try because no matter what at least you'll be happy. I like that thought. I find myself worrying about other people's opinions of me, or the ideals that they place upon me. But truly what gives anyone, but you, the right to say how you should lead your life or what direction you should follow.
Geez, time for another quote. Are you ready?! "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent", by the one and only Eleanor Roosevelt. It's so fitting to what I'm saying. Why should anyone else decide what you believe, strive for, or dream of. Of course, everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, with that opinion you can choose to do as you wish. Just like your life. Did you see that word, "you're".
So I think what I've discovered from this is that I need to go at my own pace. After all, the hare did not win the race. I've also found out that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, and if like me you spend your time worrying about being judged or looked down upon - don't. It's your life. Yours.
