Life is so super-fast and living in the 20^th Century can sometimes feel like someone has hit the fast-forward button and before you know it you know it; your life feels like it has gone in a flash.

Because of this fast-forward effect, we can be so eager to get what we want right in this instance and end up getting caught up in the motions that we let pass us by.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a crystal ball to see what our life was going to look like? To know whether we were headed in the right direction and if we could get a sneak peek of our future self? Unfortunately, we don’t, and we are forced to make decisions in the moment and trust that it will all work out for the best.

It can be an extremely scary making any form of change. Most people want the change without the inconvenience! That would be nice, but it doesn’t work that way. We require pain to grow, that’s why they call them growing pains. They make us feel things we didn’t think were possible and take us out of our comfort zone. At the time you cannot see why you need to endure this pain, but later when you have stepped into the new phase and look back, you can see that shredded skin and realise it was painful, but you were ready, and your body no longer required it.

Right or wrong, regardless of the path you choose to travel, you are going to learn and grow from it. Sometimes just because it is the right decision, doesn’t make it any easier to make and other times they are the ones that hurt us the most.

Regret and fear are something people feel that haven’t been fully lived their lives true to themselves and have worried about what others would think of them or they believe it’s too hard and unachievable, so therefore decided it would be easier to shy away and give up. At the end of the day we have one life, and we all have a choice if we want to LIVE it for ourselves or for others.

The question we all need to ask ourselves is: Where do you see your life in 20 years, wherever that place is, start working on making that happen today, doesn’t mean you have to make any drastic changes, you just need to consciously decide what you do and don’t want and what you will tolerate and start becoming that person today.

I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your week, be true and kind to yourself and others and please remember… every day is a new chance to try, it’s a chance for a fresh start, try and find something new daily that you love about yourself, affirmations are the key to self-acceptance and don’t ever give up on yourself or your dream… Life is too short to be mediocre.

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