There comes a point when you realize you can’t have it all. That every door you imagined would open, won’t. Not every dream is going to look the way you thought it would. Not all of your dreams will come with you because you’ll grow, and your dreams will grow too. You’ll trade one desire for another.

Life can go so smoothly, so predictably, that you don’t even realize you’re on autopilot. You’re just doing the next thing: the next job, the next house, the next person, the next upgrade. You keep going, because that’s what it feels like you “should” be doing.

Then one day you look up and realize you’re not so sure about some of these things. Did the last promotion matter? How much money is enough? Is the cost of earning more worth spending less time with loves ones? You do an alignment check on your values and the time you spend. Do the things you were doing match with the values in your heart?

It’s so easy to get caught in the hamster wheel without even noticing we’re running on it.

Life consists of your time, your energy, and your health. You are the only person who will be with you during your entire life. Are you content with how you live? Are you happy with how you live? Are you satisfied that you are living according to your values?

There is no judgment here. You may value acquiring money over spending time with your kids. Alternatively, you may value passion projects which don’t pay over a “career”. The point is to check once in a while to make sure your actions match what you value.

Time is limited. Precious. Non-renewable. When we check in with ourselves, we choose how to spend our time. We’re also choosing what we will not spend time on. That’s the part we forget.

We won’t do everything we once dreamed, but that’s not failure. It means we’ve grown. Some dreams were for an earlier version of us. Choosing how to spend your time is choosing who you are becoming. It’s letting your actions line up with what you actually value now.

The real risk is not missing out. The real risk is going your whole life without ever stopping to ask: Does this still matter to me?

Bookshelf – HG People

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