Have you ever felt like life is passing you by to the point that your dreams or aspirations do not matter? Or you’ve focused your entire life on making other people happy while abandoning your goals and happiness. And now, years later, you start to think, ” Was I truly living for myself?”.
When I first started my career as a writer. I had so many doubts and fears about the future. Like, am I going to succeed with writing? Or if I pursue my dreams, will I end up failing? But thankfully, I did not, and now fast forward years later, I am doing what I love to do. So a few days ago, while surfing the web, I saw a quote by Mark Twain that intrigued me a lot. How we spend our time and energy plays a factor in our lives. Because when we let life pass us by, we are not living but only existing.
Is there a difference between having a fulfilling life and existing?
It can sometimes be hard to tell if you’re existing or living when you never take the time to stop and appreciate the little things in life. You get so wrapped up in your job that you never spend time with your family and friends to the point that you’re compromising your happiness in exchange for an unfulfilling life.
But even so, you still have to be honest with yourself at the end of the day and realize that existing will not bring you happiness, only a life full of regrets and what you could or should have done.
So important to follow your dreams!!! Thanks so much for the reminder 😉
Agreed! Great post. And appreciating the little things is definitely helpful for enjoying life.
Very true words 🙂 people think when they get past their 20s their dreams disappear, but never give up!
Thank you for this lovely reminder. Im working more on following my dreams.
Absolutely agree that we should learn to appreciate small things, slow down and take a moment to remember what we really want in life.