The Only Way Out is Through
Our worth sometimes catches us by surprise. We’ve been told our whole lives that we have to check off every part of “the list” to be taken seriously and to make something valuable of ourselves.
We have to:
- Overachieve in High School
- Get a Degree
- Climb the corporate ladder
- Find a spouse and possibly settle
- Have a large group of friends, whether they are supportive or not
- Tell everyone about your life on social media
- Retire at 60
This all sounds decent, right?
Seriously, it does.
It works for a lot of people, and even the ones it doesn’t work for somehow make it look good. But tell me, those of you who want more or something different from life, what happens the minute we go against societal norms?
Our culture becomes hostile. It’s very unfortunate, but it’s reality. We aren’t taught to harness who we are as individuals or accept those that do, so society fights back at this foreign concept.
You own a business “Where’s the free stuff for friends and family?”
You’re a homemaker “You must have a ton of free time.”
You set boundaries “You’ve become really selfish.”
You homeschool your kids “Why don’t you trust the school system?”
You get married or have kids young “You don’t know what you’ve gotten yourself into, you’ll regret this when you are older.”
You pursue dreams in the later years of your life “What’s the point?”
Why do we instantly reject something foreign to us? Because it makes us uncomfortable.
If we are to grow and change, we must be uncomfortable. There is no other way. There is no magic pill.
Since when did “cookie-cutter” lifestyles become the standard? What happened to individuality? Or dare I say, your grandparent’s version of the American Dream?
We entered into a world that primarily seeks convenience and comfort.
When I said our worth will at times catch us by surprise, it’s because we aren’t trained to acknowledge it. Our worth gets wrapped up in the list that society created, the range of comfort we are trained to seek, and if we skip a step or do something differently we may as well line ourselves up to be exiled by society.
You won’t be deemed a success by the world if you go against the norm unless you gain a high status or get really rich.
Good thing you aren’t living for the world, amiright?
Only when you start to set boundaries, remove toxicity from your life, and look at your life with the end in mind that you truly see your worth for what it is.
Unique. Unrepeatable. Irreplaceable. Priceless.
The only way out is through, you have to end the cycle of suppression of self and lack of fulfillment by moving into a life of possibility and truth.
Well, that sounds great. But how are you supposed to do that?
You take action, friend! You live as you were meant to, as though your life is yours to live. You refuse to let societal pressure conform you. Most of all, you must look to the end of your life. Where do you want to be? What is your concept of the afterlife? What destination do you want to be your last?
Reply to this post below and tell me who you want to be!
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Until next time,
Audye
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