I think this is a great philosophy for how to live life. Live free.... doesn't that just sound amazing?
Live free from fear: One of my favorite quotes ever (thank you Babe Ruth) is "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." Lately, I've come to realize that fear can hold you back so much! Sure, when you take a chance you run the risk of striking out, bu
t if you never step up to the plate you're never going to hit a homerun either. (Side note: Babe Ruth is known for his homerun record, hitting a total of 714 throughout his carreer. Just sayin...)Everyone has fears: tangible fears like birds, heights, or small spaces, as well as more abstract fears, like fear of failing or fear of rejection. There's nothing wrong with having fears, it's how you choose to handle them that matters. Before coming to Greece, I was afraid of the following: the flight, not liking any of the food, getting lost and separated from the group in a country where I speak about five words of the language, that I wouldn't make any friends, and that my debit card wouldn't work and I'd be out of money. And that's just the short list. What if I had let those fears win? I wouldn't be here right now having the time of my life.
t if you never step up to the plate you're never going to hit a homerun either. (Side note: Babe Ruth is known for his homerun record, hitting a total of 714 throughout his carreer. Just sayin...)Everyone has fears: tangible fears like birds, heights, or small spaces, as well as more abstract fears, like fear of failing or fear of rejection. There's nothing wrong with having fears, it's how you choose to handle them that matters. Before coming to Greece, I was afraid of the following: the flight, not liking any of the food, getting lost and separated from the group in a country where I speak about five words of the language, that I wouldn't make any friends, and that my debit card wouldn't work and I'd be out of money. And that's just the short list. What if I had let those fears win? I wouldn't be here right now having the time of my life.Live free from doubt: Doubt can seriously hold you back. If you go through life constantly doubting yourself, your abilities, how awesome you really are, you will be miserable. Trust me. There will be days that are less than perfect and it feels like you can do nothing right. Just know that there are things in this world you can't control, and not everything that goes wrong in your life is because you're a failure. In classes, I always doubt myself when the professor asks a question I think I might know the answer to. So I usually don't speak up, when the vast majority of the time I totally did know the answer. I doubt my intelligence, when in fact I should be showing off the knowledge I have!
Live free from pressure: You are your own person. Don't let other people dictate your life. You are free to make your own decisions and live your life the way you want to. That's not to say that people can't offer good advice and you should always ignore what others have to say. But in the end you're the only person that has to live with your life and the decisions you make. It's ok to not follow the crowd all the time. On Sunday, most of the class went to Symi, but I decided not to spend 30 euro on the ferry ticket. At first I was a little bummed to be missing the big group outing, but ended up having one of the best days I've had on the trip. It gave me a chance to spend some time in a smaller group with those of us who didn't go, and that was the day Maddie and I swam in the ocean! Make sure that whatever choices you make, you make them for yourself and no one else!
Live free from regret: This is the biggest one for me, and kind of encompasses the previous three. I made the decision at some point last year to live with no regrets. They will haunt you for the rest of your life. Ok, maybe not the rest of your life, but it's pointless to think about the past. I find myself too often thinking "what if?" And I HATE that. Looking back and thinking how my life could have been different if I had just made a few different choices, been bolder, taken a risk. This is a waste of my time, and just frustrates and confuses me. Leading me to my plan of no regrets. If there's something I want to do, I'm going to DO IT! Free from fear, free from doubt, and free from pressure. Sure, life is scary, and in my quest for no regrets I'm probably, strike that, GUARANTEED to fall on my face a few times. But at least I can look back and say that I tried. I'd rather try and fail than fail because I didn't do anything. 50 years from now I want to look back and know that I did everything in my power to live the fullest life I possibly could have.
The entire time I've been writing this, one of my favorite songs has been playing in my head, and I'd like to share a few lines from "The Best is Yet to Come" by Hinder:
Go for it
Run toward it
Dive in head first
Live life with no regret
Put your heart out there
Don't be scared you might get hurt
Because the best is yet to come
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