Your Personal Legend
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Re: Your Personal Legend
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I think it would be hard to give up everything in order to go on a quest, but I have in the past given up things or people to follow my heart. It would depend on what kind of personal legend it was for me. I tend to like to be happy with what I have, but with the right reasons, I will willingly give up what I have. After all, things are replaceable, but people, on the other hand, I would have a harder time giving them up.cyndiha11 wrote:Could you give up everything in order to go on your own quest for your Personal Legend?
I have given thought to this many times throughout my life (giving things up in order to follow my heart), and ended up being too afraid of losing the things I had at the time. What about you? Have you given things up in your life in order to follow your heart?
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I think a good step towards making this happen in your life is first getting rid of a lot of your personal belongings. If you're not held down to your material possessions, leaving is much easier.
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Have been there and done that, and not really been myself because I was not balancing my lifestyle properly.cyndiha11 wrote:Could you give up everything in order to go on your own quest for your Personal Legend?
I have given thought to this many times throughout my life (giving things up in order to follow my heart), and ended up being too afraid of losing the things I had at the time. What about you? Have you given things up in your life in order to follow your heart?
I prefer to have many little projects and not one all consuming goal. But that's what works for me.
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Definitely understand that dilemma. I wish I could spend my days travelling, writing and reading. Unfortunately, bills still need to be paid. A girl can still dream about getting lucky and earning enough through writing to do it all but it's a difficult road and a big hill to climb for sure. I don't think I'd have the guts to quit my job without knowing I was making enough to get by.IceSmith wrote:I think, as adults, the hardest part is walking away from a steady paycheck to pursue your dreams, at least that was my biggest roadblock. Due to budget cuts someone else made that decision for me, I can't say enough about how scary but also how fulfilling the last few month have been.
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That's an interesting way to look at it. I think that's what I've been trying to achieve lately, but just haven't realized.CzechTigg wrote:
Have been there and done that, and not really been myself because I was not balancing my lifestyle properly.
I prefer to have many little projects and not one all consuming goal. But that's what works for me.
Sadly the one thing that holds me back from my 'Personal Legend' is money, but I think I still could find happiness in things similar to it even if I'm not dedicating my whole life to it.
Thanks for that!
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It's not uncommon to wonder what would've happened if you made one choice instead of another, but sometimes, that is what happens when you try to follow your personal legend.
For instance, as a child I stopped doing soccer. Why? I wasn't terrible at it. I was actually kind of alright at it. But the reason why I stopped was because I wanted to become a swimmer. And I did. I became a competitive swimmer, and not a bad one either.
So really, I think that dropping everything to follow your own path might be unrealistic, but I also think that everyone takes baby steps down the path to their own personal legend every day. It's just not as obvious as dropping everything and disappearing into the night.
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When I read books like this, I want to say, yes, this could be me, I could do this. But then reality hits: I am not a hoarder, but I have a hard time letting things go. I have a hard time with change. I get set in my ways, my routine and as much as I want more or change, I only go about making things happen without major changes happening all at once.cyndiha11 wrote:Could you give up everything in order to go on your own quest for your Personal Legend?
I have given thought to this many times throughout my life (giving things up in order to follow my heart), and ended up being too afraid of losing the things I had at the time. What about you? Have you given things up in your life in order to follow your heart?
I have let things and people go before (for the better, I learned eventually), but I think I would have a hard time giving up everything.