Whatever you’re waiting on, that thing, that person, that lotto ticket, that promotion… whatever it is you are waiting to come save you. It’s not coming. Stop waiting.
Save Yourself.
This is a step-by-step series to get you moving in the right direction. Ready?
Step 1. Stop Waiting.
I read in some “How to be in your 30’s” bullshit article/list that once you are in your thirties you need to stop expecting anyone to fix your problems except yourself “Save Yourself” it said. And those two words have been ruminating in my brain ever since.
Save yourself, huh? Pretty simple, I suppose. But for me it’s a concept that at thirty two years old, I’m working to FINALLY absorb. It’s not like I sit around looking for someone to pair up that will pay my bills and give me a cush life. Not at all. I left that security when my husband and I split, and I came out. That said: I, like many of us, have found myself waiting on my magic ticket. Waiting on the promotion, or the new job/business opportunity that is going to make a fortune
…and maybe a little bit of hoping for that special someone who wants to split bills…
S A V E Y O U R S E L F …. Okay.
I get it. I hear it. I’m going to save myself!
Now what.
No. You cannot sit around. Get off your ass, get to work.
You want to save yourself… so the first step is creating action. What is it, Newton’s law of motion; “An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.” It’s fucking right- called inertia bro. Make yourself that “unbalanced force” and propel yourself into motion. Once you gain momentum, getting to where you want to go becomes an adventure, enjoy the ride.
What is something that you always delay starting but once you get going hate stopping?
For me, it’s writing. I love to write, to get all of this out of my head and in letters and spaces, but every time I open my laptop I go directly to netflix, and I have to fight the urge to watch the newest netflix original addiction, and instead, close the window and make my brain work. But I tell you, once I get going it feels soooo good that I can’t remember why I was putting it off.
Your next step (Step 2) is to really evaluate your current state. See what the damage is, so to speak. And I have a killer post all about it coming very soon!
(Your comments and feedback are encouraged and appreciated more than you know.)
Angelique Dagger 