10/29/2024
We’re only given today and never promised tomorrow.
In the recent year, I’ve come to acknowledge that there are things in life that if left un-pursued would simply lead to feelings of regret. Things that I knew in my gut that if I was knocking on deaths door, would one day think and ask to myself.. Why? Why didn’t I even try? Why didn’t I give even an ounce of effort and energy to find out the answer for myself what it meant to just “DO the thing”.
After losing a loved one a few years ago to cancer, each year that’s passed has really solidified this thought. And with each moment that passes, there’s this itch in my mind that makes me reflect on what the concepts of self-actualization and self-fulfillment means to me. Growing up it was simply about “attaining” things such as reaching certain career goals, achieving a certain amount of financial stability, seeing the world, getting more and more of this and that etc.
What I’ve come to realize as an important piece, for myself at least, to feel a sense of self-actualization and self-fulfillment is that there an important component of DOING something and giving back to the world that is needed for this internal work. It’s about giving back to the communities I’m a part of. Giving something back to the loved ones that have supported me through the years. And to provide smiles those strangers around the world that simply make the world a better place.
