Supposed to Be
April 6, 2022
Anna Bernsteiner (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer
Please note that this article contains strong language.
Who are you and who are you supposed to be? That’s an interesting conflict right there. Ever thought about the person you could be if you stepped out of your comfort zone now? No more waiting, no more procrastination. No judgment holding you back. What would you do?
On my bus rides to school (I’m a college kid now, my mum is thrilled) I usually get the best ideas. I say usually because most often they are the most random things.
Like a week ago, I decided I wanted to run a half-marathon.
Well, every day I wake up early (I regret listening to my stubborn head) and run for as long as I can . . . which sometimes is only 15 min, but I’m doing it.
A month ago, I decided to stop feeling bad about where I am (Europe) and decided to take advantage of that European passport and travel to Portugal and Rome and Greece. I booked it and I’m going.
A couple of days ago I thought, man, I want to try and do something creative, and bought tools to make clay earrings.
And just this fall I decided to start a podcast, and that’s what I did. I have four followers, which I’m so proud of, and they are not at all my cousins.
I started doing all these things because if I don’t start doing the things that I want to do, how can I ever be the person I’m supposed to be?
So every time I have an idea, I write it down (it doesn’t matter how nuts it sounds) and do it. It might sound easy to you, but how often do you think of starting something and never do it?
Life sucks sometimes and we all go through the bad shit and the good days, but life is too short to be someone you don’t want to be.
If you have just been thinking about something that you always wanted to try, here is your chance to get up and do it. Doesn’t matter if you suck at it.
Be who you are supposed to be and don’t look back!
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Hi, I’m Anna, I’m a student and I write blogs for Low Entropy. In my free time I like to explore new countries and cultures, try new foods, languages and meet new people, and I try to write interesting articles 🙂
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