It’s simple but it’s true ✨️

Hi everyone! You! Yeah, you! 👋 *waves like life depends on it* 🤣. Every now and then I look through the recent daily prompts WordPress/Jetpack give and this one really called to me! Life is a bit hectic at the moment, blogging-wise I really want to find time to catch up on reading blog posts from other content creaters/friends but something always ends up getting in the way, whether it’s another task or chronic pain taking me away but I will do it, like a lot of things on my to do/bucket list because of today’s prompt answer…

Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?

You only live once, otherwise known as YOLO! This is something I’ll go out on a whim and say we all know/have heard about. It’s common sense that we only live once, sure with whatever you believe, we could come back as an animal but then you won’t be 100% as you are now, you do only live once.

This hits me a lot and I tend to remind myself of it often. Let the the thought settle in for you. You only live this life once. All the things you want to do, even the craziest things (within reason), are you going to say ‘no I won’t do that, I can’t so it will never happen’ or ‘I’ll do it in my next life’?

We’re only here once, YOLO is not simply a saying. It should be a movement. There are so many things I want to do and in my mind, I don’t feel limited, even though there are so many things in my way. I just feel like I can make things happen and I will because it’s not like anyone else will do that for me, we’re all on our own journeys and you’ve got to be invested in yourself.

The thing about me is that I no longer like to share my goals because then I notice that I lose interest in them. I hold onto these “secrets” and they stay special. Doubt has left the building and I feel like anything is possible. I try to be realistic but then the words – you only live once – come back into my mind and I think ‘no, I will work hard and get to where I want to be, doing what I want to do’. I want to hold onto this mindset, I don’t want to let it go because it’s what keeps me going.

What about you? Are you following your dreams? Is time also in your way? I suppose it is for all of us but we can only try. This year I started uploading YouTube videos, something even just last year I didn’t think I’d be doing. I was too focused on other things and yet here we are. I tend to not wait around procrastinating with the big things I want to do, it’s the smaller everyday stuff on my to do list that I struggle with, it all seems to get carried over into the next day 🤣.

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Want to start a blog? Do it, you only live once! Bought a new shampoo but feel it’s too nice to use? Treat yourself, we’re only here once! Don’t leave it so that it goes past it’s usage date (but if you do leave it, use it to clean your car like my dad does! 🤣). Want to travel? Start saving, a little goes a long way and it will feel so good taking that first step 😄.

We only live once, YOU only live once. It’s simple but it’s true ✨️. I wish I could come up with more ways to stress the point, maybe I need to watch my new video for ideas? 😅

You might think this is easy for me to say but it’s actually not. I live with both physical and mental disorders like many people out there, I’ve been at rock bottom, I slip up, I forgive myself. I try again and this quote, YOLO, constantly comes to mind, time and time again, because I want to live, I no longer want to just exist. I refuse to give up on my hopes and dreams, it’s just not in me to do so and I want to pass on that feeling. To help somebody else feel the same way. I want you to achieve anything you put your heart and soul into, what you have a passion for or maybe you don’t know what that is yet but I believe in you.

Also, don’t beat yourself up for times of relaxation or rest, they build you up to where you are destined to be. I wish you the very best on your own unique journey and I hope you remind yourself of YOLO often too because it’s so important to remember ☺️.

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Thank you for taking time out of your day to read this post! 😉 I hope you enjoyed it and found some value in it. What quote do you live your life by? I’m intrigued to know!

I hope you go on to have a beautiful day or a restful night 🌙. Take care, stay safe and buh-bye! ✨️💕