Why Not?

A concept that seems so simple is to say yes and to go after the things you want, so why is that so hard sometimes?

We let fear sink in and the “what if” questions start to bubble up in the brain like lava threatening to seep into other areas, this would be anxiety affecting the body in this scenario.

We do not want to have things not go the way we want, we do not want to fail, we do not want to go through embarrassing moments. I do get it, but all of a sudden I have started to not get it either if that makes sense.

I know that I will have days where I feel like that again, but at this moment in my life I am much more in the “why not” phase. Why not go for it? Why not do it? Why not try it? I have one life and I only have a finite amount of time on this earth, I do not know how much sand remains in my glass time keeper but I do know that I want to make the most of the time I have.

Life is quite a blessing. It is hard, it can be messy, it is scary sometimes, but it is also fun, exhilarating, and magical.

I have spent a lot of my life hurting from the inside out. I have struggled enough for three lifetimes, I think. Mental health issues are no joke and they take a toll on a person, especially when the majority of your childhood is plagued with terrible thoughts that involve no light at the end of the tunnel, or an end to the tunnel for that matter.

Getting better means that I have to put myself first, so recently I have just started to do what I want. I work hard during the week, I weekend hard on the weekends, I ask for what I want, I say no to things I do not want. I have started implementing boundaries for myself.

Life feels a whole lot better when you honor what you need first. You can show up as a much, much better version of yourself for others.

Why not try the thing you have been putting off trying because you are scared? It could be the very thing that changes your life.

All I know is I think things are worth trying. Sometimes we fail and that’s a learning opportunity, sometimes we ask for something and we get a no but it will always be a “no” if we do not ask.

I encourage you to do one of those things that you have been nervous to do or ask for the thing you have been nervous to ask for (I did this last night and I got a yes, you could too, and if it is not a yes this time that is okay too).