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5 Things You Must Realize if You’re Feeling Lost or Don’t Know What You’re Doing With Your Life
Life is not a straight line that goes from A to B
If you’re feeling lost, I understand.
I was there.
Sometimes, especially in these last few months, I feel like I am there.
Feeling like you don’t know what you’re doing with your life is one of the most frustrating feelings in the world. And as with other emotions we experience, we tend to fight it, instead of learning how to cope with it.
Life is not a straight line that goes from A to B.
Life is a canvas of circles and waves, ups and downs, highs and lows. It’s a journey of self-discovery and creation. We paint it with a set of colors and then re-stroke it with another. It’s transformative. Ever-changing.
Like the sea, life is always in motion. Sometimes the sun is sparkling across its bed of blue. Sometimes a blanket of clouds dims the light. Sometimes, a storm squalls it into a fury. But no matter what happens, and whether we can witness it or not, someplace, somewhere, every single day, the sun gently sinks to kiss the sea at its horizon.
If you feel like you don’t know what you’re doing with your life, that’s okay. It’s…