Stop dreaming, Start doing

I have never been a FML kinda person, I have a job I enjoy, an amazing group of friends, and a family that makes my heart burst with happiness. My life before I committed to this adventure was comfortable, it wasn't complicated, and I thought I was as happy as I could be. The problem was while trying to be my best self I was over riding my honest self, I was doing more dreaming than actual doing and my bucket list was getting bigger by the year. I felt a longing for something more, I knew that this could not be it, I've watched enough Oprah and read enough biographies and quotes to know that life is not meant to be lived with the training wheels on. So after a few serendipitous events I committed to the #1 on my bucket list and I made it happen. It wasn't comfortable, things got complicated, and I made decisions unsure of what the outcome would be. As I'm writing this I'm sitting in a cafe two blocks from the Eiffel Tower in Paris watching the sunset, this is what happens in my life when I don't play it safe, when I jump without a safety net and follow my heart.

You may think, that I think everyone should travel and while I can list off reasons why you should I know it's not everyone's dream or goal. My hope is that more people will turn the tvs off and stop watching other people live their lives and live their own. Chase your dreams, achieve goals, quit that job you don't like, book that plane ticket, take the next step in a relationship or end a relationship that is not full filling. Whatever it might be just do the stuff that makes you uncomfortable, gets your heart pumping, do the things where your not sure of the outcome. A life lived in your comfort zone is mostly not that challenging, not that interesting or inspiring.

Everyone knows what I'm writing about, but not everyone lives like this and I haven't always but I'm committed now because I feel the magic from living this way and for the first time I feel like I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be in life. I'd rather have cold showers for a month, eating nothing but beans than live another minute of my life playing it safe. Life moves pretty fast, don't be a sad panda at the end of yours because you didn't have the courage to take that leap of faith and step outside of your comfort zone.