Work for what you love!

Life is full of so many “things”, I can easily feel pulled in a 1000 different directions if I am not careful. Recently, I have started to really think more about why I do the things that I do, what is the driving force behind all of the “stuff” I think have to get done. And you know what? I am finding that I do most of the things because I am concerned about how someone else might see me, or what someone else might think if I didn’t do something. Maybe you are one of those rare people who don't’ do anything that they don’t want to do… lol I am not one of those people, obviously haha. But I am working to learn the “why” behind what I am doing. Am I doing it because it is what is expected of me, or because it is the responsible thing to do… because I am the responsible one who is always thinking 12 steps ahead to make sure everything works out just right. I realize that's ridiculous and I am working on it, but thats for a whole different post haha Am I doing it because I want someone to see me a certain way or to not see me a certain way?

Over the past two or so years I have been learning the very excruciatingly difficult lesson of just being, of just being me, of just being okay with me and life as it is, of not having to know, or please or fit some mold, or my own mold of what I think my life should look like, for that matter. Because who says I have to fit some mold, who says I wasn’t created to walk the path less traveled, to do the big, hard things that others might not always understand. I know firsthand that  trying to do all the things for someone or something else is freaking stressful ya’ll and leaves you in a constant feeling of never measuring up.  I am learning to dig into the talents and gifts that I have been given and to use those in the best possible way not because I want to please someone else but because I have been given these gifts and talents to add value to the world around me. I am learning to dig in to the reasons behind why I do what I do and it is helping me eliminate a lot of unnecessary stress and striving. Working hard at the things I LOVE doing, the things that are my heart's desire, the things that breathe life into to me…  So why do you do what you do? Are you striving to please everyone else or are you working hard for something you LOVE, because I promise you it makes all the difference in the world.