Obviously, Tyler's death was a huge wake up call that life is precious and about so much more than accomplishing things. So I started taking his advice. I started being more invested in life and took chances. I let go a little more of the "shoulds" and started focusing on what I wanted to do. And I truly feel like letting loose a little more has made me enjoy life so much more.
The thing about taking chances though, is sometimes we have regrets. Things don't turn out the way we want them to. Sometimes when we live in the moment, we make rash decisions that we wind up regretting. You find yourself thinking "Man. I should have thought that one through a little more." Or my classic approach of humming to myself until the thought goes away.
So what do we do when we let go of our inhibitions but then regret it? The way I see it, we have two choices….we can stew on it, go back into our bubble, and play it safe for the rest of our lives. Or we can shrug it off, count it as a lesson learned and make it part of our story and keep on keeping on.
Choice A is safe, it's comfortable, and it's easy. Choice B is harder. It's harder to laugh off a regret than you think it is. And it may be years before the regret is something you can tell as a funny story. What I have learned venturing out of my bubble after spending years there? The bubble is safe but at the end of my life is that what I wanted my story to say? Will I say on my deathbed man I'm so glad I played it safe my whole life? Nope. So here's to taking chances, making mistakes, letting go of perfectionism and living. Life is a grand adventure. Go explore. You gotta live man.
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