A Couple of Ideas Very Few Experience

I don't know about y'all, but the week has *flown* by. It was Sunday night, I blinked, and now it's Friday morning. *Small PSA:* what I have stated below will offend some people.

What we will talk about today is not political because I am learning - slowly but surely - that not everything in life is political nor should it be. I'm also learning that there's more to life than political gossip, and we should sometimes focus our attention on our hobbies, yes, but what's important at home.

So, I want to discuss change and growth.

Now, this is just one blog post. Granted, mine typically run a little longer than they should, but I'll do my best to keep it short today.

Change and growth are hard - there's no question about it. A lot of people are afraid of those two words. I learned a long time ago that if someone was experiencing something new, chances are someone else either has or is currently experiencing that same thing.

Our society glorifies and sexualizes the "living your best life" mantra. The older I get and the longer I become an adult, the very rapidly I learn that doing our best at life is one of the hardest things ever.

Let me back up and explain that last sentence. The societal "norm" is to finish high school, maybe go to college, but most likely marry someone you've known for a while, have kids, and live a middle-class life.

If someone doesn't want to live that life - if they want something different - society looks across at you. It's not really "down" necessarily, it's more of a confusion. It's kind of like, "why would you want anything more than this?"

Let me slow down and explain. I am not condemning a regular, average American lifestyle. It sounds like I am, but I'm mostly condemning a life where we never challenge ourselves. I'm mostly condemning a life where we never find growth or get outside our comfort zones.

When someone comes around and doesn't want (or think they want) a cookie cutter lifestyle, it seems like everyone is confused and no one understands.

This life is crazy, scary, inspiring, big, overwhelming, and all the other adjectives, but most of all - short.

I think I'm in a season of "why not?" in my life. Stay tuned - it's kinda scary to think "what could be."

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