In the last couple of weeks I have had a few discussions in relation to where people decide to live and settle down. The majority of people settle in or close to their hometowns. Our discussions led to why our group of people here in Korea have chosen a slightly different life path. Now, some of us have moved here for good...finding a partner, a good job and have settled in quite nicely. Others, know they are only here for a time and enjoy exploring. For me, I am enjoying my time here in Korea...I think as most of you know I am more comfortable now than I have been in a really long time, and with that comes a little bit of guilt. How is it possible for me to feel more comfortable away from my friends and family and in a foreign country? How is it possible to feel more at home in a place that is so different, a place where I am so different, where I do not even speak the language?
It is a question that has been with me for a while....where is my home? will I ever find it?
People say "home is where the heart is" and maybe that's just it. Maybe I don't know where my heart is.....maybe I never will. Maybe I am suppose to lead a wandering life, an "unsettled" life.
Regardless, I am happy in this moment. I am not sure about the next but as someone close to me has said recently..."this moment is the one that gets you to the next". If I am happy in this one....well...thats a good sign at least!
There is a family that was once close to mine and right now they are suffering. One of them is dying, and this reaffirms to me, as so many other events that have occurred in my life have, that life is short. Putting off things that you can do today, decisions and choices that you are not making because you are afraid of the "what if's", can only bring regret and confusion. You have this one extraordinary life to live....I encourage you to live it with an open heart.
So I say to you...no no ...I challenge you.... make the choices that you are afraid to make, CHOOSE the life you are going to live and live it the fullest. If you are reading this and you can relate to the suffocating feeling that I have felt, if you have at one time stood looking out over the edge wishing you had the strength to leap or even just step into the unknown, decide today, from this moment that you will be open, free from fear, and listen to your heart.
There will be hard times, you will question the choices you have made - they may take you far from family and friends - comfort and familiarity - but I can guarantee that the satisfaction and fulfillment you will find is incomparable.
CHOOSE TO LIVE FREELY AND WITHOUT FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN!!
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