Recently, I began to take stock of my weekly activities, and came to the conclusion that I live in a box. What I mean is, I've noticed from my daily routine, I wake up, bathe, exchange pleasantries with my neighbors, and I'm off to work. I return home, take a nap, watch a bit of TV, sometimes I stay in till next day; sometimes I go buy a few things from a nearby store,or go watch soccer when the league is on, and discuss about football clubs with my fellow football nuts. , back home and sleep. Similarly, Saturdays, I shop for the week, do my laundry, cook (if I need to), visit a few regular friends or I spend the weekend at a family friend's place. Sunday, I attend service/not back home watch TV, if friends visit fine, if no outing i stay indoors and prepare for Monday. All these activities are pre-programmed and all fall within a box, so to speak. My point here is, from the little narrative above, you could say my life is decent but regular, and I, a creature of habit living in his box.
How sad, that the world is so large and so full of wonder's, yet I've confined myself to a tiny little piece of it. I noticed and acknowledged this, thus I made efforts to expand the scope and volume of my activities; researching random odd topics, being more interactive, bending my rules from time to time, visiting places I usually would ignore or avoid, learn dance moves, striking conversations with random strangers, and many more activities that were outside my previous routine. I do not recommend participating in sinister or harmful activities for the sake of feeling more alive. I mean occasionally being more spontaneous to yourself, your partner, and friends than usual. I suggest you make a list of things you want to do or experiences you would like to have. It should contain two categories, the short-term and the long-term; those you can easily do now or in the near future, and those which will require more time, effort, and resources to execute than you can easily afford.
How sad, that the world is so large and so full of wonder's, yet I've confined myself to a tiny little piece of it. I noticed and acknowledged this, thus I made efforts to expand the scope and volume of my activities; researching random odd topics, being more interactive, bending my rules from time to time, visiting places I usually would ignore or avoid, learn dance moves, striking conversations with random strangers, and many more activities that were outside my previous routine. I do not recommend participating in sinister or harmful activities for the sake of feeling more alive. I mean occasionally being more spontaneous to yourself, your partner, and friends than usual. I suggest you make a list of things you want to do or experiences you would like to have. It should contain two categories, the short-term and the long-term; those you can easily do now or in the near future, and those which will require more time, effort, and resources to execute than you can easily afford.
Have a meaningful life, you only have one
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