Wild Minds Weekly: The cost of getting what you want
Hello friends,
You don't want what everybody else around you seems to be content with. You want something better, but society is designed to convince you otherwise.
The math is simple: if you do what everyone does, you get what everyone gets. If you want different results, you have to do things differently.
Seems straightforward enough. What's the problem?
First, as soon as you take that first step, as soon as you start doing things differently, the criticism starts. Some people criticise from fear, some from threatened egos, some from genuine concern disguised as caution.
You're a target, and that's tough to deal with. If you're going to get what you want, the first thing you'll need is a thick skin.
But that's the easy part.
The hard part is the uncertainty. The feeling of completely having no idea where you are or where you're going. All of us, that are trying to build better lives than what we're sold by the marketing funnel of mainstream society, have been through this.
It's like losing your GPS signal mid-drive. After subscribing for so long to other peoples definition of success, you have to completely rebuild what it means for you. You have to build your sense of direction while you're already moving.
While you're doing that, while you're building your new life, the conventional path parades its rewards right in front of you. The promotions, the paid holidays, the "security". You see exactly what you've given up, while what you're building remains invisible (for now). And it's tempting, especially when no one around you sees the importance of what you care about, to wonder if you're crazy.
That's the cost.
How do you overcome it?
Fix your diet.
Your diet isn't just what you eat, it's who you surround yourself with, and the environment you live in.
How can you create an environment, social and physical, where what you're doing feels natural? Where the meaning of your pursuit becomes the most attractive force in your life, instead of the artificial comfort of modern life
No one in your area shares your values? Start connecting with people online. Fill your world with people that inspire you.
Tired of the culture of mindless consumption in the city? Move somewhere where connecting to nature becomes effortless, where your environment emotionally nourishes you instead of draining you.
Create your reality.
To your new life,
Wild Minds Community
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