Ready?Set! Go!
This post is a continuation of my thoughts regarding a conversation that I had yesterday with 
https://steemit.com/blog/@sultnpapper/daily-dose-of-sultnpapper-01-02-18-did-you-make-a-list-of-new-year-s-resolutions-throw-it-away-now#
By the time I had finished my comment I realized I might be wrong but somehow I thought that I had a point in there too. And I did..but it was from a quitters point of view. From what I used to be and trying very hard to shake off.
I have a little corner bar that I sometimes go to. It is small, people are friendly and regulars and you kind of get that sense that you belong. Even though I am Romanian and my accent speaks for itself, I never had that feeling of judgement from any of the patrons there. And the best part is that I can smoke in there. I know.. I know..it is not healthy and it is a bad habit but HEY I am European and we all smoke..hehe. That’s my excuse and I am sticking with it! :) Anywho I go there to grab one of my Cuba Libre’s and just have good conversations and share ideas , usually with DC, but I have met some interesting locals as well. It gives me a sense of bohemianism that I tend to look for in a place, be it a coffee shop, a restaurant, a park or in this case a bar. This place can do that for you. So if you are ever around Baton Rouge better stop at the Adult Daycare aka Patio Lounge
(hehe) and check it out. You might actually agree with me.
Ok I have went off track for a bit..getting back to the subject..what was it ? Aww yes! Me being wrong on the subject of resolutions and hope..Ok so let me explain..
Sometimes there are moments in life when not everything goes your way and you tend to wish for more and fall into this rut of feeling sorry for yourself. But I came to discover that there is an easy fix to that. And because nothing easy happens there is a trick to it..So here we go..
From who you are and what you want to be it is just a step. A step that you need to make. Some called it action, but to be able to do that step, you have to understand where you are and where you want to be, very well. Because I came to realize that the only thing that is stopping you to do that to take that daring step is non other then yourself.
So to fully understand this situation, I had to live it numerous times and every time I was furious with myself! Why I didn’t do it? Why I waited for so long to change anything ?! I was miserable for months or years at some point and all I could do was hope for the better and not really take action. Why? Because I did not understand where I was. That is the most important factor. If you can fully understand the situation you are in, then you can move forward as you will see clearly where you need to be. My friend explained it easier in his blog by just asking yourself a 7 word question “ Is this the best that I can do?’’ But me being me I tend to get confused at simple things. Sometimes the easiest things are the hardest to understand. I just assumed that it was very shallow to ask yourself that and that hope is the solution that can bring you anywhere you need to go. Spiritually maybe, physically I don’t think so. Or at least not unless you take action. Take that leap I was talking about earlier.
Sometimes it is good to step out of your personal environment and enter another just for the sake of inspiration. This is what I came to understand. Even if you are wrong if you fully understand why you are wrong then something changes and it becomes easy to think differently. Never delete anything just embrace yourself and take that leap to wherever it may take you.
In my case it took a couple of Cuba Libre’s and a full on discussion on the subject to fully understand that, if I want to do something about my own problems , I need to understand first my own present and the take action! No room for resolutions and hope..Just do it!
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