Lost and Finding Joy

You probably don’t know me, and if you think you do, you probably still don’t really know me. After all, who really knows anybody behind the persona we tend to create for ourselves. I mean, especially in the world of social media. Dang, let’s just admit it. We all create an image for ourselves. The only problem is, most create an image by default; which means, we create ourselves to be someone based on what’s happened or what’s happening in our lives so far. The truth is, at any time, we can decide to be, do, or have something different in our lives. In fact there is a quote from the movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, that explains it well:

“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. And if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”

There are times we all feel trapped by invisible boundaries that we unknowingly put on ourselves. There’s a part of us that instinctively knows there is so much more to life.

So, here I go again. I’m not just going to stay stuck. I’ve got the urge to go out and grab something new in my life. What I’ve learned by doing this is, thankfully, it’s not being average that is so bad. It’s being STUCK in an average chapter of life that’s mind numbing. You know, doing the same things day in and day out, living the same year over and over again.

I’m shaking things up a bit.

What’s my next venture? Well, it’s this blog for one. I’m going to share my experiences with you as I begin doing something different with my life –with no fluff. No masks. My goal is to just be real with you. It’s a place I can simply be my average self.

What am I doing now? I’m going to experience “the farm life.” That’s right. After all, I’ve always wanted to experience life on the farm. I’ve never done it before, but what the heck? What if I don’t like it? What if I fail at it? Then I guess I’ll do something else. But for now, I’m going to give it my best shot. Am I nervous about it? Yes, a little. I like this type of nervous feeling though. You know, that feeling when something new is about to happen? Do you remember when you were a kid and being excited about waking up and going to camp or some new thing that was going to happen that day? Remember those butterflies you’d get in your stomach? Guess what? I’ve got those butterflies.

Okay farm life…here I come!

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