Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Realizing that I can.

I mentioned on Facebook that I have a deep love for Henry Rollins after seeing him do spoken word a few years ago. I hold this man to the highest level of respect and find him so incredibly inspiring. 

It's a funny thing to be an adult and still think that there are so many things that you can't do. That you can't travel because you have no money, that you can't learn something new because you have no time, that you can't do a certain sport because you are out of shape. As a child you believe you can do anything and be anything you want to be, but somewhere along the line, we lose that. Why? Why do we automatically start to think there are things we can't do?

I think one thing that I've been realizing over the past few months is that there are so many fucking things I am capable of that before I did them, I told myself I couldn't do. I can change my mind about having a baby. I can climb to the top of a tree in the freezing woods and walk between them on a tightrope. I can ski down a snowy mountain top. I can travel to cities I've never been to. I can ride my bike miles and miles past the point I thought I'd have quit. I can have a conversation with someone I don't know and make a connection. I can rock climb. I can read page after page afar page after PAGE and still have the brain power to function. I can forgive people who have hurt me. 

I am capable of doing so much more then I've ever imagined and now that I am realizing that, it's like the entire world it opening up to me. I'm no longer laughing at myself when a little idea pops into my mind about something I want to try and "can't do", and instead am thinking, "Hmm, how can I make that happen?"

Next time you think of something silly you want to try that you think you can't do, find a way to do it. From there, a snowball effect will happen and you'll just continue to fill your life with exciting adventures.

So how can you make your ideas happen and do the things you want to do? What do you want to do?

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  1. It's a weird thing, isn't it, how as kids we don't have an 'I can't do that' notion in our heads and that disappears as we get older. I have to make myself remember that, actually, as an adult I can do a ton of things I couldn't do as a child, because my life is my own now and I can do all the things I want to (providing I stop making excuses!). The one thing I really want to do is turn my "hobby crafting" into a business venture, but I keep telling myself that I can't because I'm not good enough at it or my ideas aren't cool or it'd never happen. But I really do need to find a way to make it happen, and I'm going to ^_^ Thanks for the nudge Steff!

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    1. You can SO do it if you believe in yourself!

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  2. I LOVE it! I want to do so many things and it's time to stop giving myself excuses!

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  3. So funny you would even think that...because when I think of you, you're the long distance woman in my life who has her shit so together!!! I really respect you because of how much shit you've accomplished and how awesome you manage to be while accomplishing it. And I hope on your list of making things happen, we meet somewhere in Utah this year!!! I love you girlfrand and as soon as I get my next paychck I will send out your Swedish souvenirs LOL. They're sitting patiently in my suitcase ;)

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    1. i zoo don't have my shit together! And if I do, it lasts half a day and then everything is crazy again. But thank you :)

      I am definitely planning on going up to see you! I've mentioned it to Vince like four times and he thinks I'm crazy, but is all for me going haha He was like, 'Are you sure you don't want me to go with you? You don't know this person!' He just doesn't get it ;) I'll email you soon and we can try and figure out a month that would work best and then go from there!

      Woooo!!

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