Have you ever considered living away from your comfort zone? I mean, away from your usual hullabaloos? No familiar faces, no familiar streets, different set of directions, no cozy clubs, just the laid back kinda life. Have you ever imagined getting away from it all and doin' the 360? I wish I had a choice.
But life gives you no choice.
Not everyone was born with a silver spoon. I mean, heck man, we just laugh and say hey, life's a bitch. You want this, but you need this. You just can't have them all. But hey, who's complainin'? What if you count your life by tens? Just divide your life like 1-10 years old then 10-20 then 20-30. Now I'm figurin' out what did I do with my life for the past ten years? From 30-40? Have I done my best to make people happy? Have I done my best to make my family live the life they wanted? Have I lived my life to the fullest within those ten years? Then you say "just cross the bridge when you get there". Man, that's a total sham. You just can't say that and wait till you cross the bridge? How did you do with your ten years. If you count your life by tens, then hey, life's too short. I'm goin' 40 and when I look back on all those tens, I said hey man, I haven't made so much of my life. I just wasted my life on things I don't wanna do. Because of all the limitations, we have to do something about it. And man I just wasted all those years.
But life gives you a choice.
Just like what the management guru, Sir Anthony Pangilinan said, even if you're too old to think you can't make it, you can do a career shift. And that was the best advise I got from the man. That's what makes America a first world country. I made my choice. I did my best. And let God do the rest. If you think it's too late, then you're afraid to change. If you think your too old, then you've changed.
And life gives you a chance.
That's what they say. Strike while the iron is hot. Grab the opportunity. Ask for blessings. That's what I did. And when you ask for them, man it's rainin' cats and dogs! Life is really special. You won't know what's next. You thought you know, you feel you know, but in the end, life is full of surprises. Why? Just look up at the sky and thank God you're alive. Thank God for the air that you breath. And thank God you have Him as your God. It's what they say "It is better to believe in God then die and learn there's no one there than not believe in God then die and realize there is one".
And God gives you life.
With all the heartaches and pains, the stress and oppressions, you can breath easy. Life is a balance. I don't know what life holds for me next. But one things for sure, it's a one way ticket to happiness.
Live life to the fullest.
I'm now back counting my tens. And I want my next ten to be full. Full of happiness, full of laughter, full of joy. To my family and friends, what do you know? Let the party begin!
