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When I was younger I didn't go after what I truly wanted to do. Writing, acting, comedy. I spent all my time worrying and fearing. I dabbled in them a bit but could never commit. Now I don't want to do anything anymore. I have no more passion, not even for those arts. I spend my days fighting myself. I feel like a burnt out 50 year old when I'm not even 30 yet. What gives? :/
When I was younger I didn't go after what I truly wanted to do. Writing, acting, comedy. I spent all my time worrying and fearing. I dabbled in them a bit but could never commit. Now I don't want to do anything anymore. I have no more passion, not even for those arts. I spend my days fighting myself. I feel like a burnt out 50 year old when I'm not even 30 yet. What gives? :/
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GK, I hear you and have been thinking about this lately. Look up "resistance." You want to do these things but something in you resists. I know. But the problem is that you wear yourself out resisting--no wonder you feel old. I'm working on setting intentions right now--making myself do something. . . anything. . . commit to something, even if for only one day. Also, I've started meditating and I think that helps. I feel more energetic now and I feel happier when I'm doing something that I've committed to. Great cure for depression.
GK, I hear you and have been thinking about this lately. Look up "resistance." You want to do these things but something in you resists. I know. But the problem is that you wear yourself out resisting--no wonder you feel old. I'm working on setting intentions right now--making myself do something. . . anything. . . commit to something, even if for only one day. Also, I've started meditating and I think that helps. I feel more energetic now and I feel happier when I'm doing something that I've committed to. Great cure for depression.
I am glad to hear that, stepka. Hope you are doing well.
And to the OP, often these are the times that spur you on to try to make a change. It's what you are looking for, or you wouldn't have bothered to ask this question and start the thread.
I'm 58. I also didn't do what I should have done when I was younger, but I've only got now. I am going through a time when I am feeling a spark of life coming back after being kind of dim for a while. Let's all keep going and see what's next, shall we?
Very interesting article. I am actually around 29.5 years old and am going through number 1 (letting go). For the past two years it definitely felt like everything that wasn't serving me was either stepping away from me or making it so I didn't want to deal with it anymore. I used to have a hard time cutting people out of my life but recently I decided to block someone on social media who I didn't feel was serving me in any way. She left an annoying comment and looking back I decided this person has been annoying me for a long time so bye bye. I don't even have the desire to date anymore. For the first time since I've starting dating a few years ago, I'm just sitting by myself feeling more content than being with someone else and not even bothering to look. I'm definitely figuring out what I don't want right now.
It's a little harder to figure out what I do want and actually go for it. I daydream a lot but it's a lot of different and scattered things. Unfortunately none of them feel substantial enough for me to want and do something about it. I'll start paying more attention to what I daydream about. Hopefully it will give me a clue but I've also been trying out a lot of different things. I find that i enjoy physical things a lot. I love being at the gym and working out. I have no problem going 5-6 days a week. In fact sometimes I wish I could go twice a day. I just did scuba diving for the first time and loved it. The instructors thought I did so well and couldn't believe that it was my first time. I also went rappelling for the first time and people were surprised how fast I climbed down. Maybe it was the rappelling guides but that was also one of the few days I felt genuinely happy and connected to somebody. I do spend a lot of my time reading up on fitness articles. I just like it for myself. Not sure how I could help anyone with it or do anything with it. I barely think of acting anymore. I'm thinking my interests has shifted...
Life satisfaction ebbs and flows I have found. I think with time if you keep talking and thinking about it (and don't pick up any negative substitutes for satisfaction) you'll work your way out of it again.
Sometimes the only thing required after all is acceptance of your present condition.
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