A Strange Coincidence

Today, while talking to two friends who do not know each other, I had a strange coincidence happen. Both of them said that it feels like they are having to start from scratch over and over again. Like every couple of years, it felt like they were restarting life.

We wondered why.

Something like this can only happen when you are not satisfied with how your current life is and try to make changes to it. And the dissatisfaction can only arise when you are doing something with your heart not in it. You take up something thinking its going to work out or it will pay the bills and it ends up tiring you more than you thought and you have to start from scratch again. This never ending cycle will continue until you take charge. Until you stop compromising and hustling for everything.

"Birds of a feather flock together". Maybe people end up together because innately they are all the same - we all want the safety and comfort we are used to, the familiarity we grew up in and to not crush people's expectations from us. This holds us back from taking risks and leaps of faith. One of them said they want the people in their lives who cared about them to say "I believe in you, and support you in what you do" to which I said they can't. If these are the same people you don't want to crush expectations of, then these are people who don't know how to support you because they are also from the same area you are in - the cushy area and they don't know any better. They can't really support you because they themselves don't know what it is like on the other side of taking a jump.

Think about it. Their expectations are for you to have a good life and you don't want to crush that. And what does 'good life' entail for them? Risk? Jumps into unknown? Taking chances? I think not. My friend said you shouldn't owe anybody anything except to be kind. Everything else is your decision. Wise words but difficult to apply in life when your roots are to not take risks.

What a Millenial wants in 24 hours…

We have grown up with the notion that nothing is out of reach, we can have anything we want. Some of us took that seriously while some found a way out. But I consistently keep finding individuals, who, like me, want to accomplish/experience everything and not limit themselves to doing one or only a couple of things in life. I, as a millenial, in the 24 hours we have everyday, want to do the following:

• Attend & complete work that’s a 9–5 job • Study MBA classes and do homework • Weight Training & Cardio for fitness • Drive to and go Boxing • Yoga for health and synergy • Play music, do song arrangements, complete unfinished tracks • Write new songs & record them • Explore in doodles, animation and painting • Pay attention to investments and planning • Get good quality sleep • Read fiction books • Read non fiction books • Cook my own food • Do hair packs everyday( I have long hair) • Prepare and do a juice cleanse everyday • Shower & shampoo (I have long hair, makes it take ) • Practice Latin dancing • Meet friends • Talk to family & friends overseas in an alternate timezone • Talk to my girlfriend in the LDR in an alternate timezone • Work on a side hustle • Listen to new music • Doomscroll on social media • Binge watch TV series • Watch a movie • Write musings & poetry • Read random trivia on the Internet • Take out time for interesting discussions • Take out time for fun discussions • Study for certifications • Learn a new language • Plan travel & other new experiences • Procrastinate

How can 24 hours be adequate? :(

If you resonate, leave a hell yeah in the comments below.

I will keep adding more to this list as I think of more things I would want to do in 24 hours.

VAST

What do we know? What have we learnt? What we know is the heart has four chambers and is responsible for providing clean blood and for keeping us alive. What we have learnt is the heart is a vast plateau, mountain and abyss- all at the same time and stretches onto surreal infinity.