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Be a fanatic

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Japanese Characters by Philip Dodson (Oil on canvas board)

Life’s routines can overwhelm us and lead us down a path of repetition and a lack of sparkle.

Weeks, months, years even can drift by and often all we have done is the same, work, chores, the same places and the same people.

If, however, we have something that is a passion, a hobby, an interest, then that brings opportunity for new things, new experiences, new people, and it brings sparkle and joy.

In order for that to happen, you need to be a fanatic about something.

It could be art, music, walking, gardening, stamp collecting, bird watching, sailing, or whatever.

But having a mild interest won’t bring the magic, you need to jump in, you need to be fanatical about it to get the best.

Find something that you love and who know’s sometimes these fanatical pastimes become your life’s love and work.

Better than another whirr around the monotonous cog of a life of routine and conformity.

Delays

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If a train is delayed by 10 minutes people often get irate.

If a plane is delayed by 10 minutes only the odd person is annoyed.

If we sit in our car at a junction waiting, for what is often only a few seconds, we can become annoyed.

Delays are outside of our control, yet we choose to get annoyed, which is a waste of time as it never shortens the delay that annoyed us in the first place. In fact, in some cases, a delay can be used to catch up on your podcasts, read a book, do some art, even talk to a stranger!

Amazingly, we delay living our lives, sometimes for months, sometimes for years, even for a whole lifetime. Yet with somehow little annoyance or impatience to change it.

We don’t need to get annoyed with any delay, whether trains, planes or our own lives.

However, best to focus our amazing talents, energy, time and love on the only thing we control, our own life. Annoyance will not change our lives either, choosing how we react is what makes the difference.

Do not delay things we can control and accept delays out of our control.

Life will be happier.