What About Now?
During my gap year I have been thinking a lot about how we have stopped living in the moment and how everyone has become so busy with life that they have stopped appreciating life and the little things that make life amazing. People have stopped just relaxing and doing literally nothing for a while to rejuvenate. I mean when I first started the gap year it just felt so oddly wrong to do nothing and relax. I felt like there was something else I should be doing. But now that I have been relaxing for a while now and only doing things I enjoy and want to do it feels amazing. Not just psychologically but physically too!
We live such a fast life these days that from when we’re about three we are on the go. First with school then with college and then with work. We always say “I’ll just relax when I retire, I’ll just pursue my hobbies later” but how sure are we that we will get time to do anything in the future? Nobody knows what the future holds for us. We are so used to procrastinating the things that should be our priority to do things that should be our last concern. We have become so caught up with making money, technology, socializing and work that we have forgotten how important it is to make time for ourselves.
If we want to start to change this pattern that is beginning to characterize our society we need to start changing ourselves and fast. We need to start changing the way we are raising our children and we need to emphasize to them that the most important thing in the world is not money or even education, the most important thing is to follow your dreams and live for yourself. If we start changing our ways now maybe the next generation will do even better than us and they will be the change that we so desperately need.
I want to conclude this by saying that I challenge you today to do something that you’ve always wanted to do ever since you were a child whether it’s learn an instrument or write a book. Do something that you are truly passionate about but have procrastinated doing!
My collaborator for the post, Mukund Pathak, wrote a wonderful poem about the above!
27 Comments
My Own Little Thoughts
I can relate. I totally just went skydiving! And in a couple weeks, I’m heading to zipline! Opening up my soul and the fire inside. I might be completely broke by the time I’m done, but oh well 🙂
PoojaG
Yes exactly doing things like that just really makes you see life in a different perspective! Even if you don’t have much money left after it’s still worth it cos you had such an amazing time and made so many memories!
My Own Little Thoughts
You inspired my next post.. I will be sharing soon. Thanks for igniting my thoughts today!
PoojaG
You’re welcome and I look forward to reading the post! 🙂
My Own Little Thoughts
Let me know what you think 🙂 https://myownlittlethoughts.com/2016/09/28/destroying-the-comfort-zone-barrier/
PoojaG
I actually really liked the post a lot. They are definitely great steps when trying to achieve your dreams and I loved that you wrote about making sure to do your research because a lot of people blindly do things without actually planning it out and even though it’s good to be spontaneous it’s also important to know what you’re getting yourself into.
spardha.k
Nice post Pooja..Sometimes even I feel the same..There is no life in this daily rush.. Will be reblogging your post..great one..👌
PoojaG
Thanks! Yeah I think at some point we all feel that way and we all feel stuck and I guess that’s why it’s important to do things out of your comfort zone 🙂
roseelaineblog
It’s all so true, great post
PoojaG
Thank you 🙂
unibookworm
Thanks for your ongoing support! 😉 Definitely agree that we all need to master the art of slowing down and making an effort to stop and stare where we actually are! What a small world, I took a gap year too =D, what wonderful adventures have you been up to?
PoojaG
Well lately I have just been travelling around Kenya but I hope to go to some other countries too! And I’ve been doing a lot of stuff I’ve always wanted to like learn how to cook and play guitar and stuff! What have you been doing for your gap year?? Maybe I can steal a few of your ideas
unibookworm
That’s awesome! =D my gap year was way back when in 2012 😉 didn’t do any travelling. Just simple stuff like taking cupcake decorating classes, volunteering and catching up on reading! Cooking is so much fun =p, eventually it becomes intuitive. And what a small world! I love the guitar too =D
PoojaG
Wow we have so much in common! Yes I definitely plan on catching up on my reading too! I love cupcakes they are so fun to make and decorate! 🙂
unibookworm
=) if only we lived in the same country! I feel like we would much such good friends 😉 till then fellow online blogger friend! And yes! Cupcakes are so much fun to decorate =D
PoojaG
Ikr we would totally have been really good friends if we lived in the same country! Maybe you should visit Kenya sometime! 🙂
unibookworm
=) till then virtual wordpress besties =D!
PoojaG
Lol totally!!
lyncrain
I used to focus on every weekend, couldn’t wait for the weekend so I could do the things I loved. Then one day I thought about my age and I calculated how few weekends I have left. That dawning realization changed my perspective on doing what I love in the moment. I’ve accomplished one of my goals I published my series of poems on Domestic Violence, which was a healing process for me. I entered a beauty pageant something I always dreamed of doing as a child, well, it’s never too late I’m 60 and I’m doing it. I’m working on an embroidery project that I am going to turn into a quilt that tells about all the lighthouses I’ve seen, another passion of mine. I’m finding joy in every day now, not just cramming it all in on the weekends.
Thank you for reminding us all … our precious every moment is!
PoojaG
I am so glad you are finally figuring out what you really want in life and going for it. Not many people have the courage to do that especially later in life because most people are just to set in their ways. You should definitely keep achieving all your goals big and small. 🙂
lyncrain
Reblogged this on lyncrain and commented:
Live in the Moment!
atrangizindagieksafar
We should learn to prioritise things in life…. happiness of our soul comes first … then our family and then the rest of the world.
PoojaG
Yes absolutely. Our own happiness should always come first 🙂
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Shruti Bakshi
Totally agree with you on that, being on a career break myself. In modern society it’s actually become difficult to do nothing !
PoojaG
Yes absolutely. We need to teach ourselves how to slow down and do nothing for a while!