"do what you want, not what you think" I like that ... an old boss of mine use to always say
"do what you say, if you say it own it"
we say we will do a lot of things, but then we sit down and the TV is on and its snowing and depression kicks in and we don't actually do.
If I said I am going to do it, its probably because deep down I really want to do it, and no matter how scared or nervous I might be about "it", I am more determined that ever to actually do it.
I wasn't always this way, took some years to get my ass off the couch and actually change perspective ...
now I am just rambling ... good post, very insightful, thank you for making me think!
I agree, many times we prefer the idea of doing something over actually doing it. We live a lot of our lives in our heads.
Might I ask you what it was that got you "off the couch"? It's just that I'm seeing (with growing dismay) that it's very hard for people to change and I'm curious what actually does change a person :)
Thank you :)
it wasn't one specific thing, more of a series of events that have been growing and growing into what I guess you could call my philosophy/views on life.
I started to notice bigger changes when my daughter was born, I dunno a switch went on that I have to do better, not just for me but for her too, I couldn't tie her to a crappy fate just because I didn't try.
Then I started applying that thought process to everyone, everyone I talk to / come into contact with I have an impact on good or bad big or small and I choose, people depend on you.
I started asking myself, "is this important to me", if the answer was yes, then I would make sure I did my best, and that I did it correctly. Call it growing up / maturing (thou some never do) I realized that doing things half assed or trying to rush to get something done would not result in what I actually wanted. Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.
I figured out that there is more to my world than just me and my immediate space that I occupy. And regardless of what all of this is (life), what I do has an impact somewhere to someone, so doing nothing is no longer an option.