Stop Living by Default

My pursuit of happyness continues, for my eyes opened to a new day. One thing I've learned in the recent past is happyness comes from within. I'm learning about myself everyday. I look in the mirror and sometimes it's painful, for some stuff I don't like about myself. As I stated last night in a conversation with a friend, I have two options: change what I don't like or stay as is. Either way I should shut up about it. My pursuit of happyness is about action, just doing it. Sometimes we falter, but we can learn from those mistakes and move on. To be stagnant is death, a slow death in a mundane life. I don't know about you, but I wasn't born to live a mundane existence. If that's the case God could made me a rock. I was given life full of choices. It's time for me to use them.

Some scientists argue about what makes humans different from other living things. Some say that the main difference is humans have a soul. That may be true, but I would say that we have choices. We get second chances every day. We can right a wrong with a phone call. We can admit our mistakes and choose another way. We can live a different life if we want. If we are overweight, we can make the conscious choice of eating better and exercising. If we are stagnant at a job, we can decide to look for other options such as going back to school or applying to other jobs. As humans we have choices. I have to remember that and make them. When I do not like something about my life, it's up to me to choose to change it. I have to stop living by default. That's not living. It's time.