I recently watched a movie, it was about a single mother whose husband cheated on her and then decided to leave. This is not where the story lies though, during one of the days when her ex-husband was to take her daughter and her friends for a meet and greet by a popular band, he bailed, and although he apologized, the mother was left to take them to the event.
Upon getting there she needed to use the restroom, she missed her way and somehow landed in the trailers of one of the singers unknown to her, then boom they connected, although he was way younger than she was, he was in his 20s while she was in her 40's.
At first, it started off as normal conversations, before she knew it she was already head over heels for him, and there was always that big elephant in the room about their age difference, and also the fact that he was popular (we all know how a celebrity has no secret life, their every move is always in the eyes of the public).
At some point when the news and photos leaked that they were actually an item, the name-calling began, cyberbullying, and so much baggage that comes with being a celebrity. At some point, she had to quit, but it wasn't really easy for both of them as they both had become so passionate about each other, but they finally damned the world and focused on themselves and did what made them happy instead of what people wanted them to do.
While seeing the movie I thought about how more often than not, most of us are more concerned about what people will say regarding situations in our lives rather than think of how it affects us, we rather think of what others will say than what we really want.
I used to be in this shoe, in some ways I still am a bit, but it's way better than before.
Recently I decided to live my life on my own terms, I won't go out of the morals that I have and stand for but I have decided to live a little, make spontaneous decisions when the need arises, do things that ordinarily I wouldn't do, break some of my rules, moreover, rules were meant to be broken.
So these days I'm living life, just the other night I went out with a friend to a beach around my area, they were closing soon due to some construction, I stayed out till almost 12 am, which is something I haven't really done before.
I remembered a very beautiful song by Taylor Swift titled Shake It Off, I had to listen to it again recently and it felt like I was the one she was talking to, I've got to shake my life up a little, so that in later years, I can look back at my life and not have any regrets, but rather have a sense of fulfillment for a life well lived.
Because I've met some older folks and when they talk about the good old days, there's this sparkle that you can obviously see in their eyes, as a testament to fact that they lived their lives well and had no regrets, and I want that for myself.
If you haven't heard the song Shake It Up, I suggest you listen to it and tell me how you felt after listening to it.
My advice to myself and everyone who used to be like me is to live a little, shake it up, don't always listen to what others have to say, if it goes well with you and doesn't go against your morals and gives you peace, by all means, go for it, do you, and you'd be glad in the end that you took these decisions.
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