Today I woke up and decided to start celebrating my life. I realized after walking around like a stressed out crazy person for the past month because of my paper I had to write and other life struggles...its not worth it. I feel my photography and creativity is suffering because of my negative outlook on life. I keep thinking that when things go perfect in my life..when things stop being so stressful, then I will have that bowl of banana soft serve I've been dying to try at late hours of the night. Then I will have a pumpkin spice latte and enjoy every sip of it. Then I will have pancakes in the middle of the week just because I feel like it. Then I will finally wear that floral dress I bought just because I want to look pretty for myself.
I decided today to stop living for the future and start living for the present. This has been a huge problem for me and has become the biggest excuse of my life. The reason why I push off everything. I'm too focused on the future that I'm letting lives little bright moments pass me by daily. And to be perfectly honest, I am completely sick and tired of the games I play with myself...time is passing me by. I am finished and I want to start living...now!
I really hope you all do the same with me. We need to take the time to enjoy life as it is now...not how it could be in the future...because honestly time waits for no one. Am I right? To kick off this new found optimism I made PANCAKES! What says happiness more then pancakes?
Whole Wheat Flax Seed Pancakes
I added Coconut Oil, Palm Sugar, Pumpkin Pie Spices and Living Harvest Hemp Milk to the mix.
Thank you Flax Matters for sponsoring my life celebration :) And for this lovely mix, very delicious, fluffy and perfect for a quick batch of week day pancakes. I seriously can't get over how light and fluffy they are!!
How are you going to celebrate your life? Have a great day everyone!
I'm going to celebrate by having more "me time" - SO glad to see you celebrating. This makes me happy :)
ReplyDeleteI am so happy you made this revealation! I have been living like this now and let me tell you, it rules!!
ReplyDeleteOh man, i just posted something along the same lines... living life for today and all that wonderment. And i cannot tell you how much better my day was with that mentality. Knowing that i have no reason to fret about tomorrow when there is enough going on today already. Way to inspire by being inspired.
ReplyDelete(coincidently, i made pancakes last night for dinner when I came to this realization. They were awesome... beyond awesome.!
i'm working on this too. i'm such a planner, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but you're right - sometimes we have to just live! i've improved in a lot of ways (food especially) - still working on the other areas.
ReplyDeletei hope you had a lovely celebratory day! i finally bought coconut oil today - maybe i need some celebration pancakes in my life too. :)
Excellent post! I think we all need to be reminded to celebrate life when things get crazy.
ReplyDeleteloved this post Maggie, so inspiring! i feel so similarly so so so similarly i tell myself the same things seriously even the pumpkin spice latte one...i keep telling myself one day soon you will have that... :/ and like the pancakes, yea i haven't made them yet, :( (but i will!)
ReplyDeletei NEED to stop living for the future like you said and start living now! you are so right, it is NO way to live saying i will do this and that when this h appends, we both deserve to live our lives to its fullest and enjoy every second of it, you are such an amazing girl and you deserve to eat and to wear and to do all that you want!
lots of love xo
Eliza
this post made me soo happy and soo inspired! i have the same problem, always living for the future and not being mindful present of TODAY this moment and what i am doing NOW.
ReplyDeleteso weird because i was writing about this in my journal! "when will i go to whole foods and eat from the salad bar"? or "get a latte and no worries" or "get a vegan cup cake just for fun!" "take a painting class"..its been too long :(
i must change this outlook i have, and start living each day like it was my last...wake up and smile!! eat what you want, and wear what you want!
xo
maya