I think we’re all a little lost. And the worst thing we can do is convince ourselves that we’re the only ones who feel this way.
I just watched this YouTube video and for about three minutes, over three million of us were all in the same place, most of us feeling similarly. I think that’s magical, in a way. All of us clicked on it because there was a certain feeling in our hearts or maybe it was something about the title, something about the way it says “when you’re in between phases of life” that called on us to click it.
Looking through the comments, I realized that no matter the age or the level of accomplishment, we all feel a little lost sometimes. This is not a unique experience. In fact, being lost can be a good thing. When we’re lost, it’s a chance to start over, to begin something new. To go places we’ve never been before. See things we never would have seen in our old, familiar ways.
He said something in the video that clicked something in me: “You find out by doing, not by thinking”. Whatever it is you’re going through, the only way you’re going to be able to figure it out is by doing, not by thinking.
figuring it out
Imagine you’re dropped in the middle of a forest. You’re lost. You need to find your way out. Just standing there is not going to help. No amount of thinking and agonizing about how you got there is going to get you out of the forest. You’ll starve and become nothing but a rotten pile of bones.
Yeah.
So, what is going to help? Doing the damn thing. Start walking. Start looking around you. What resources are within reach? Is there a berry bush nearby? Can you hear a stream? Look for pathways. Are there any already forged by other beings?
The worst thing you can do is wallow in your fear.
Get moving.
build your foundation
Focus on what’s most important. Find your building blocks. The things you need to survive, then the things you need to thrive. Whatever you do, don’t let the fear catch up to you. We are meant to do, not think.
Overall, I think our society has become too thought-focused. So much talk and talk and talk. And so many opinions constantly spewing from every direction. It’s about balance. Don’t forget to feel. Thought alone isn’t everything. There’s a whole world to experience outside of the endless dialogue in our heads. Learning how to listen to our hearts and follow through with action, is where our power lies.
P.S. Here are all my other posts on mindset if you wanna check them out.
