Repeating Patters

We all repeat patterns... it's a safety thing I think... probably fueled by fear of change, of differences, of the unknown or of... FAILING. Often times we don't try (or try again) for fear of failing (or failing again). Such as New Years Resolutions. So many people don't make resolutions with the excuse of "I never last at it". Smoking, losing weight, searching out a better job, working on fixing a marriage or being a better friend, sister, brother, mother, father, etc... So instead of striving for better, we keep ourselves stuck in our own patterns... never actually TRYING to fix, or TRYING be better, or TRYING to achieve any sort of goal for the fear of failing at it. Of course, by not trying... you automatically fail, yet we don't seem to care too much about the failure if we don't try at all. Blows my mind actually.

What sense does it make to not try? I mean... really... who wants to stay in a mediocre life when they could have more? What keeps us standing still, not trying, not exploring, not attempting?

Fear of failing.

So we keep lliving unhealthy and unproductive by staying in crappy jobs, mediocre relationships, closed circles of friends and we continue to repeat patterns that are comfortable, even though they aren't fulfilling (and we know in our hearts that we aren't fulfilled and still choose the same patterns of misery, most of the time bitching about our lives and never attempting to fix a damn thing).

Fear limits you. It doesn't allow you to reach higher, dig deeper, go further or dream bigger... it keeps you still. Paralyzed in a mediocre life.

If you don't try, you fail. Awesome, right?

God gave us the ability to do anything we believe in. He gave us passion for a purpose. He blessed us with free will so that we can be the ones to decide our lives and our futures. We get to choose happiness, fulfillment and contentment. WE do. US. YOU. ME.

So, do you try and risk failure or do you stand still and fail by choice?

What I learned today: I don't want to fail by standing still... if I fail, I want to fail knowing I made the choice to TRY.