My Self-Improvement Journey

A Piece of Flesh on a Spinning Rock

I like to look up at the stars and remember how small I am.

     I like to remember that I am essentially just a piece of flesh breathing and walking on a spinning rock.

     I know there is more to me than my physical shell.

     I know that my soul shall continue to travel even when my body has long decayed.

     But the billions of my fellow humans, I am just a piece of flesh roaming the same ground that rests beneath their feet.

     Well over 99% of the billions of people on earth don't give a shit about what happens to me. They won't care about the majority of the things I do or don't accomplish in my lifespan.

     While this can be a depressing thought, I find solace in it.

     It's a perspective changer.

     We're just living on a spinning rock.

     If we're lucky, 100 years on this beautiful land that represents only a small part of our journeys.

      In the grand scheme of things, looking up at the starts, remembering my small occupation of earth, helps transform even my greatest doubts and concerns into something so much less significant.

      Not to invalidate my feelings or yours.

     When something induces fear or anxiety, I've learned to stop running and acknowledge these feelings.

      But much of what used to concern me, no longer does. Because I've realized that I don't need to chase some grand purpose in life.

      I don't need to live the life society has laid out for me.

     I can do what makes me happy.

      I can find purpose in every moment. Find purpose in every breath that parts my lips, and every step I take.

    Living is my purpose.

    And I can learn do to a little bit, or a lot of bit of living, every single day.

    Take a breath.

     Look up at the stars.

     Remember the essence of who you are.

     Dream big. Chase your wildest dreams.

     I believe in you.

     But don't get lost in the materialistic greed that has been so long imposed on our beliefs.

     It's okay to just live. 

     It's okay to simply enjoy your time on this spinning rock, in whatever mean you wish.

     Nobody gets to tell you how to spend your time here.

      You can catch me with my toes in the grass and my head in the clouds.

      Some may call me delusional. Some may say that I'm wasting my time.

     But I'm done chasing materialistic goals that bring me no real contentment.

      I want to enjoy every moment this spinning rock has to offer, and most of all, I want to remember to revel in even the simplest beauties of life.