Call Me Crazy. Well, Maybe Just A Bit

Call me crazy.

Do I think I can make a difference in the world? Yes. Do I think I can help change parts of it? Yes again. Am I crazy enough to do it? Well, if crazy is the word, then yes.

But I would rather be a bit crazy than boring. I’d rather be slightly off my rocker than emotionally flatlined in the middle swimming in a land of mediocrity. I get ahead of myself, I laugh, I joke, I say stupid things, I make boneheads mistake, I embarrass myself, I in fact humiliate myself on many occasions and perform a slew of other activities that lead to the lightheartedness of my life. And yet, from all of this, I have learned something that will never escape be.

Do not fear looking bad…and don’t always try to look good.

When you fall into those traps, you constrain yourself significantly. You land yourself right back in the middle because you’re afraid of taking a risk – and what comes along with that risk is what other people will think of you. Yes, you may lose a romantic prospect, an acquaintance, a friend, or any other type of scenario [just insert here] but that’s ok. It’s ok because you are going through this life with speed, energy, and passion and you are bound to do some things that piss people off along the way. It may not even be because of you in the first place. Someone once told me a quote, and I’m paraphrasing here…that you could be the juiciest ripest peach in the world and there will still be someone out there that hates peaches.

This is pretty spot on and if you realize that this is just a fundamental reality – you won’t be as bothered when it happens.

But oh my do you have to learn. You have to suffer through those feelings of loss before you can truly appreciate the balance of things. And this is what the balance of things will teach you – that what goes up must come down, the sun will rise and the sun will set, people will come and people will go, you will love and at times you will hurt deeply…and to be frank, every other positive has a negative that you will experience. This is just the way of it all. Don’t make it wrong – just understand that it’s part of life.

When you begin a journey towards a dream, not many other people are going to be able to see what you see.

Maybe that’s the way it is with dreams. Maybe naturally those who seek out their dreams live in a world that is opaque to others. Your vision may be clear as day, but when you try to have someone else “see” what you can see, that’s when things can get a little bit rocky. That’s when negativity can be brought in or someone else’s doubt because they cannot achieve what you dream of. So when telling people your grand vision or dream, you have to be incredibly careful about who you invite into that conversation. Dreams are hard enough as it is to keep growing in your mind…and if you allow others to bring in doubt, you might find yourself in just as much doubt and disbelief one day.

 

 

 

This journey of mine has brought me more happiness, strength, and courage than I ever had before. It has sent me through some of the darkest times of my life with a lantern in hand (a light I never had before) and even though I trembled during acts of this grand play I always came out into the light. Those times are scary. In fact, those times can be completely terrifying. But I am more of a man today because I had the courage to face those fears directly instead of continuing to run from them.

You can change your life if you want to.

It’s going to take time. But in reality, once you commit to a life of change and betterment, the journey never ends. The journey will only end until the day you give up or the day you peace out from this place. You won’t give up though – that decision can’t possibly match up with the type of person that would commit themselves to adapting and adjusting for the years to come. So ride it out all the way to the end. Discover yourself and what you have to bring into this world. You may be incredibly surprised by what you find.

Call me crazy…but it’s the way I’ve chosen to live.

– Evan Sanders

Call Me Crazy. Well, Maybe Just A Bit is a post from: Inspirational Stories About Life

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