In a Daze of Wonderment

Image credits to Krista Huot.

Sometimes the mind wanders, and when it does all sorts of things cumulate about. I have no absolute regrets in the things that have lead me this far in life, but sometimes we all can't help to think about those "what if" moments. Making decisions is a huge contributor to life and of living. Everyday we make a choice and decide what our next moves are. We decide what time to wake up, what time to go to bed, when we should stay up, what we should eat, what we should wear, how to do our hair, who we should call, who to include in your inner circle of friends and who to stray a little further away from.

All decisions that we have made are reflected in the way we think and how we view our external environment. What if we had never loved this person? What if we chose to go about the problem this way instead? Some may argue that whichever choice you decide upon, it will still eventually lead you to become the person that you are today, but I disagree. Sure, some parts of our personality and psychology may be made up of genetics but I think every different experience, every different decision, and every different outcome contributes something and changes something equally different in all of us.

There is so much to see and do, but we as human beings are limited to what we can do due to time constraints, individual talents, abilities, knowledge, weaknesses or strengths. Because of this we look to learn from others, from what they share with us through knowledge, speech, art or writing. But I think this limits us as well when we become so immersed by the opinions and lives of others. At some point you can only learn so much. Your life should not be filled with what others lives are composed of. Your life should be something you can call yours and yours only. It should be made up of the different components that make you..well, you. When you've come to the realization that there is only so much you can soak up and take in from others it's time to take action and do things for yourself, to find adventures of your own, to start living your own life.