Do it

There is something to be said about having accomplished some of the things you pictured doing and having that experience behind you, even if that accomplishment is to a smaller degree than what you originally thought it might be. There is something wonderful about the maturity and knowledge that you receive from those experiences but you may not have expected. It seems to be even better when you are able to retain that childish creativity that propels you into the future to continue.

An initial reaction seems to be the total excitement of the experience. A jittery nervousness of disbelief that you were able to accomplish it. It's a little later that a calm settles in. A calm where you realize you've gone through things you never thought or believed you were strong enough to go through. You know in the future you will be able to move more comfortably through life because of that calm - with that knowledge of experience to fall back on.

It can also have another effect. It can make you sit still for too long sometimes - feeling comfortable. Sometimes I find myself sitting thinking too long so I don't make the wrong choices with my time. Don't let that happen. Do. Do it all. Do everything you think you should or could or want to do. It's easier to sort out your passions and dislikes by experiencing them, not by thinking which will be better or worse - which will be a waste of time and which will not.

You will find more satisfaction from putting yourself in the middle of things than watching it all go by. We are here to live...so do it.

I'm going to keep doing.

TT