Living a Big Life

Sometimes life hands you lemons. And then sometimes life gives you a swift kick in the ass. That’s what life did to me this summer.
Since July I’ve started a new solo chapter in my life (a nice way to put I got dumped), moved out of the city I thought I’d never leave and quit my full-time job. I’m very fortunate that my friends and family have been so supportive over the last few months. And while I’m not always a positive person 100% of the time, I like to think I’m at least resilient, so this summer when I felt heart-broken and down-trodden (ooh what a cliche description), I decided to make the best of it.
Last time I went through a big life change (aka breakup) my Dad gave me a book that he hoped would help guide me through it. Some of it’s a little cheesy but the messages behind it are important. There are so many quotes I loved in the book but one really stuck with me.
“To take risks is to provoke fear. But to take risks is to be most alive. I deeply feel that we are most alive when we are taking risks, being bold, and visiting the unknown spaces of our lives. ‘Big risks, big life. Small risks, small life,’ is the way I view it. If you want to live greatly, you must also be willing to risk greatly. To get to the pearls, the diver needs to be willing to go deep and visit the places that the timid souls would never visit.” — Discover Your Destiny, Robin Sharma
To me life has an always been an adventure, but I’m also guilty of getting comfortable and letting some of my dreams fall to the wayside. But for the first time in a long time I’m not tied down to an apartment, a roommate, school, a man or a full-time job and I can’t wait to do whatever the hell I want. I instantly liked the idea that taking big risks means living a big life, hence the name of this masterpiece you see before you.
I’ve loved writing ever since I was a kid but haven’t been able to do it for pleasure for a long time. Even in college when we were forced to write a blog for class, my heart wasn’t in it at all. It felt forced and all I could think was, “who gives a crap what I have to say about anything.” While I still wonder that, I’m writing this for me and if someone reads it and enjoys it, well that’s a bonus. I feel a little rusty even writing this so bear with me. So if you have any interest in finding out what my big life is going to look like, feel free to follow along…
{Originally posted on October 14, 2014}
