When you are young you have so many dreams,
aspirations and desires. As you grow up, older and wiser you start to narrow
down those dreams and ideas to what you feel is your calling, your career, or
what is needed. But have you noticed that as time goes on you find yourself not
sure? Or possible over the next 20, 30, or 40 years since you first left home,
changing those ideas and careers a few times? Not because you couldn’t do the
job, live in that house or town or from boredom, but because it was like going
to the store and buy a pair of shoes that you thought you would love, they were
comfortable and you took them home only to find out that they don’t go with
anything you have in your closet?
There is a great movie that came out back
in 1986, Short Circuit, where the robot, Johnny 5, in a bizarre and funny way
discovered his humanity. He also found that he loved learning and hating
killing or destroying things and so he got out of his “box”, the lab at the
military base, to seek out another way of life. Throughout the movie Johnny 5
would say “Need input, more input!” He loved learning and expanding his comfort
zone, or stretching his bubble bigger and bigger.
How many times have you got up in the
morning, got ready for your day and thought “Why am I here?” “Why am I going to
a job that I don’t enjoy going to?” “What is the purpose of all this?” or
something along those lines. Well, that is when you need to step out of your
comfort zone and get lost…yup I mean that in the nicest, most loving,
supportive way possible. Get lost! Go out and explore! Find out what really
challenges you and what puts that sparkle back in your eye and a dance in your
step. Ok, so the sayings I am using are old and corny, but let’s face it, if
you really loved what you were doing, you would already be there…dancing,
laughing, energized to go about your day.
I am not saying, run away from your
problems, quit your job, or leave your family…I am saying emotionally, mentally
and maybe if you have too, go out and get lost! In your town, city or mall.
Just go and think outside the box to find out what it is that calls to you.
Look around as if you were a new person in this place; see it for the first
time. How do you feel in this place you call home? Your work? Dig deep and
figure out what it is you want to do. I know it is possible to be here, in this
place and still get lost and rediscover your home, family and town. It feels
pretty amazing to take off the blinders and look around as if it were the first
time and see what others are seeing.
How about doing that with yourself personally,
too. Have you ever considered dancing? Taking up a hobby like painting, singing
or maybe even a class about stock trading? I don’t know what your personality
is but for me, learning is something I love doing. I have come to appreciate
how much I enjoy learning about everything. I am good at a couple things and
terrible at other things, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting to learn more.
What about you? You ready to go out, get
lost and find yourself where you were lost? I hope to see you along the way,
lost and happy because you have found your true self.
