When Will We Wake Up

The last seven months of startup life has made me go through some real “WTF” moments. We absolutely do not realize where we are at this very moment. Our thoughts, our actions — anything. We are completely submerged in living a life that we think is the right one but I assure you that we are not even awake. We are sleeping through our lives and we don’t even know it. How did this HAPPEN? When did this HAPPEN?

Look, I am not saying everyone is living this way but I do believe the majority of us are. Why? Because of what I see in our world right now. Yeah, things are bad. But the fact that we are still here means something. And I think a lot of what is going on with us, is that we have disconnected from feeling and learning.

Think about it? Feeling is anything — we as humans have the ability to feel everything, from the air you breathe to our very dreams, it is all part of feeling. And feeling is the most powerful gift. And once we learn to understand it, recognize it, confront it and not hide it. Then we are one step closer to ourselves.

This journey, this life, this whole thing — is in us but it is also given to us. And that is difficult to understand. Because in this particular day and age — it is so easy to be manipulated, so easy to be coerced — that it is so simple to slip into a world that is so far away from who you truly are. So, you spend all of your life — working, drinking, gambling, angry, depressed, sad, confused, undeserving, unhappy, and overall miserable.

Sure, we have some great moments, even years, but it fades and goes away and it gets to the point that we end up spending our time trying not to feel anything.

Why are so many afraid of love? Why do you think? Because it makes us feel! Feel happy, sad, angry, compassionate, understanding, — GROW! It makes us want to be better and when you live your life for that reason — for the purpose of growing then you become the Forever Student.

The Forever Student is someone that accepted that we are meant to be living a fulfilled life and understanding that we all will be forever learning. It is an everyday, constant journey. And therefore, we will truly never know everything. We will surely know a lot, or at least think we do — but everything will not be one of them.

When you look at yourself as a forever student instead of an expert your perspective shifts — you no longer look at yourself as someone that is above anyone else because of your Degrees, Awards, Accomplishments. But simply a person that will forever be learning.