A Life Less Ordinary

With a new year ahead of us, which according to the Mayans could be our last, it’s important to change out of the complacency that is the daily routine.  No, I don’t mean altering who’s on top in the bedroom, although it couldn’t hurt, but trying things you normally don’t do (again, not necessarily sexual positions). It doesn’t have to be a life changing event or a complete lifestyle change. You can just try doing something new each day or even each month. For instance, try taking a new route to work one day or eating fillet mignon for breakfast. Perhaps join a dojo or volunteer at a local zoo. Whatever you decide, life is short and people spend a lot of time just going to work, watching television, and weekend grocery shopping. I’m no Joel Osteen, but I’m pretty sure we were put on this Earth to embrace life and experience things. I’m 26 years old and I feel like I’m 53. I could blame it on finances or that I now have a dog to worry about, but honestly it’s all just excuses. As mentioned, there are plenty of ways to enhance the young adult lifestyle without having to spend a lot of money or occupy a lot of your time.

We spend a lot of time envying characters in movies or rooting for athletes at a sporting event. Does that not seem odd? Who cares if Tom Brady throws a winning touchdown pass or President Bush choked on a pretzel or if all of the kids from American Pie have sex on prom night? Actually that last one was a little moral victory for all of us. Why aren’t we spending time rooting for each other to succeed and actually living out these fantasies instead of vicariously living them throw people who don’t know of our existence? I say forget them, let’s pull a Peyton Manning and cheer for the common man. Let’s make small changes to our lifestyles to eventually get us to living the dream. Instead of making our bed and lying in it, let’s change the sheets.