How often do you feel this is what a person is really wanting to say with a post on social media? I mean really wanting to say deep down in their gut (where true intent lives)…just as they’re posting 20+ pictures of a sexy SoCal getaway in the hills of Laguna.
My. Life. is. Awesome.
This concept had been brewing in me for a while, and now I’m ready to let it out.
Full Disclosure: My wife and I went to Colorado last week for a little getaway. Just her and I and no little man. We went to Boulder, explored the mountains, ate great food, sipped craft beers at local breweries, ate more great food, and really just relaxed and enjoyed each other’s company. It was a terrific little four day adventure in place we both wanted to explore.
Rocky Mountain National Park – Colorado (13,000 Ft) ~2015
What’s my main point in all of this?
It was the right thing for us!
Do me a favor and go to your Facebook page or Instagram account right now! Tell me what you see. I bet I can guess.
- Friends having the time of their life at a big dinner party
- Tropical getaways
- Soon to be ski trips
- Golf trips
- Unreal sporting events (Cubs Playoffs – I was there too!)
- Big city living
- Cabin life
- Milestone moments
- Soon to be crazy Halloween parties
- Friends-giving celebrations
- and the list goes on.
If you want to spend (waste) at least 30 minutes a day wallowing in your “lack of lifestyle” please go ahead. Or, you could just as easily decide exactly what it is you want to do and be grateful in that pursuit. But please, make a decision. Too many people are unhappy with social induced jealously and choose nothing but more sad scrolling.
Of course, there is this one last entirely crazy option. You could actually be happy for the people pursuing their lives and dreams. I mean genuinely, HAPPY! Give it a try and see how good it feels to be happy for someone else.
To wrap up this rant and to be totally candid, our life is super awesome…to us. The trips we take are on our list of adventures we want to pursue. They don’t have to be yours. What’s that…you want to go camping…in a tent…without a shower? No thank you, but I hope you have a blast doing it! (and please watch out for the mosquitos and snakes) Eeeeekkkk!
Does this mean you shouldn’t share pics of your travels? After all, it’s all about sharing these days right?
Share, share, share away. If someone else is unhappy for you, it is likely they are unfulfilled in their own pursuits. I really hope the tone of this message isn’t presumptuous. My intent is to be real and attack the issue I see all too frequently.
Have we achieved everything we’ve set out to achieve? Hell no. Actually far from it. But that doesn’t mean we’re not attacking our dreams with a plan and expressing gratitude along the way.
What I meant to say with this post is….My Life is AWESOME. I’m thankful for the crazy wonderful relationships we have and those who we get to share our adventures with. Be thankful. It can be gone in an instant.
ACTION ITEM: There is tremendous comfort and confidence gained in pursuit of your lifestyle. Please make sure you’re not hopelessly following someone else’s destination.
