Hi, I'm Sam,
Most days I realize that my life is actually simpler than I would like to admit because I've lived a simple life for so long that I actually do not know how else to live and I don't let myself or my mind wander past where it really needs to. It doesn't go too far for me to now try to justify why I should think about certain things. Some days I pat myself on the back because I live a simple life and some days I wish for more because the simple can easily become boring. When I don't focus on taking credit for my simple life, I realize that I am simply paying attention to my interests and doing the things that truly matter to me no matter how simple and unserious those things may seem. There was a period I tried to live my life based on things I thought I was supposed to pay attention to and I truly regretted that period. Not only did I find myself waking up everyday feeling terrible, I couldn't recognize myself anymore. I struggled to do so many things in that period because the things i tried to bend myself to do did not come natural to me, so i had to force myself to shift from the natural things to me, do the unatural and trying to make the unnatural feel natural and ultimately I felt like I couldn't predict myself and I truly didn't have an idea of what I was capable of anymore because the life I was living wasn't for me and things that were truly going to make me happy were completely ignored and replaced with things I thought I should love and do. Without hesitation I went back to myself, the things that seemed boring suddenly became thrilling because that was me and I've tasted the otherside and realized so quickly that it wasn't my cup of tea.
I like to think that I know what I need to know in a particular time and I don't feel "behind" when I learn something new that people around me have known for as long as they may have known them. In this case, I champion the "ignorance is bliss" flag because I will not be required to form an opinion on something I literally just found out, and I very much reserve the right to either go back to not knowing, being OK with the little I know or get curious enough to dig deep. I am really not thrilled about the idea of forming an opinion on something I've been ignorant about but have people around me be passionate about it. As human, I think I can decide to pander to one side of the debate which now defeats the purpose of forming my own unadulterated opinion. When I find out so many unnecessary things people pay attention to, I then understand why they spend so much time thinking about certain things and letting it bother them and in that moment I will be just grateful that I have zero knowledge on that or not enough to let it bother me in the slightest.
"Show me your friend and I'll tell you who you are" and as a optimist I like to remember this in the positive. When I evaluate the friends I have or when I try to make new friends, this is what I tell myself and the simple fact that I can't lie to myself no matter the façade I've put on for others gives me the genuine answer I need to determines my next action. I love my simple, peaceful life and as such I want to be known as the peaceful friend. I want to be described as a peace loving person but I still love to push boundaries and that has been possible because of the type of people I surround myself with. Sometimes the no limit mindset doesn't always work out for the best but that is one mentality I will never regret having and it's something I will continue to encourage in my friends and people around me. The no limit mindset encourages perseverance, determination, winner mindset, when there's a roadblock the mentality to move the block or go around or above it kicks in instead of a "well I tried mentality" or "I'm just going to stop here" mindset. No limits recognizes roadblocks and Nos but instead of seeing these obstacles as a stop sign, it sees it as a slow down, restrategize and learn opportunity to do better, reaffirm why you're on the track you're on, helps to retrace and be certain that you're not a seat warmer on the journey of life but a full on participant.
Throughout all the high and low tides of my life phases, one thing that remained intact and unwavering has been my mentality of no limits. I can dream, plan and act without the thought of an imaginary line that my ambitions shouldn't cross.
I like to think that I know what I need to know in a particular time and I don't feel "behind" when I learn something new that people around me have known for as long as they may have known them. In this case, I champion the "ignorance is bliss" flag because I will not be required to form an opinion on something I literally just found out, and I very much reserve the right to either go back to not knowing, being OK with the little I know or get curious enough to dig deep. I am really not thrilled about the idea of forming an opinion on something I've been ignorant about but have people around me be passionate about it. As human, I think I can decide to pander to one side of the debate which now defeats the purpose of forming my own unadulterated opinion. When I find out so many unnecessary things people pay attention to, I then understand why they spend so much time thinking about certain things and letting it bother them and in that moment I will be just grateful that I have zero knowledge on that or not enough to let it bother me in the slightest.
"Show me your friend and I'll tell you who you are" and as a optimist I like to remember this in the positive. When I evaluate the friends I have or when I try to make new friends, this is what I tell myself and the simple fact that I can't lie to myself no matter the façade I've put on for others gives me the genuine answer I need to determines my next action. I love my simple, peaceful life and as such I want to be known as the peaceful friend. I want to be described as a peace loving person but I still love to push boundaries and that has been possible because of the type of people I surround myself with. Sometimes the no limit mindset doesn't always work out for the best but that is one mentality I will never regret having and it's something I will continue to encourage in my friends and people around me. The no limit mindset encourages perseverance, determination, winner mindset, when there's a roadblock the mentality to move the block or go around or above it kicks in instead of a "well I tried mentality" or "I'm just going to stop here" mindset. No limits recognizes roadblocks and Nos but instead of seeing these obstacles as a stop sign, it sees it as a slow down, restrategize and learn opportunity to do better, reaffirm why you're on the track you're on, helps to retrace and be certain that you're not a seat warmer on the journey of life but a full on participant.
Throughout all the high and low tides of my life phases, one thing that remained intact and unwavering has been my mentality of no limits. I can dream, plan and act without the thought of an imaginary line that my ambitions shouldn't cross.