Monday, February 2, 2015

Musical Mondays- Shake it Out from Florence + The Machine

Ever feel like your life took a wrong turn somewhere, and the real you is living some alternate life that you always hoped for?  I feel like that a lot.  It's not that I'm miserable or have made huge mistakes that took me down a bad path.  Sometimes I just feel like I'm so afraid to branch out and try new things and that I'm impeding myself.  Sometimes I really think I am my own worst enemy.

Right now the number one thing making me feel this way is my job.  I never went off to college, I've lived in the same zip code since I've been 12, and I work at a job that I'm perfectly competent at, and pays pretty decent for the area I live in, but I don't feel like it's where I'm supposed to be.  Then I wonder if I made a wrong turn somewhere.  I debate if I should go back to school, if I should find a different job, if I should just accept that everyone feels that way about their job.

And basically, I've come to the realization that there's no alternate life, only this one.  And my life would have been different if I went to college or moved farther away, but not necessarily better.  I probably would just have a different set of problems and personal weaknesses.  I only have this one life so it's time to focus on the present.

That's why I picked Shake it Out for my song of the week.  It's pretty much spot on.  I chose the version with lyrics so you can read them while the song plays if you like.



I feel like I'm in a dry spell of life right now, but I need to focus on using that to prepare for what may come next.  I don't know what that is, but I feel like God is giving me this time to get rid of some bad habits and work on character flaws, so that I'm ready for the next chapter.
 
And if you want to see what everyone is listening to this week, head over to My So Called Chaos for Musical Monday.

4 comments:

  1. This is one of my favorite songs from Flo & The Machine!! Life isn't perfect and I know that for sure. I went to college, I had great jobs, I was homeless, I was jobless, I was all alone in a state where I knew no one. I have been to the highest of the high and the lowest of the low so I know how it feels. Only make big changes if thats what will make you happy. Don't do it to keep up with the Jones' or because other people think you should.

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    1. Thanks for pointing out that I should only be making changes if it will make me happy, not just because people think I should. I do think I need to be less passive and more willing to try new things, but be careful that I do it for the right reasons.

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  2. Life isn't perfect at all, Focus on yourself and what will make you happy and then make those changes!

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    1. Thanks Jacquie. That pretty much sums it up.

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