Living life at the fullest. The YOLO philosophy

Around the internet and beyond, you may have heard of the term YOLO (you only live once) the phrase is linked with people stupidly risking their lives for a stunt. Or an excuses to get completely drunk. Yet in my personal view is that the term is more than just an excuses to behave irresponsible. It’s letting you take new responsibility’s. The phrase has become an important part of many people’s lives because the sensation of pure allowance it brings; it gives you an excuses to do whatever you want. You only live once so why not? The term prevents your mind from over complicating your decisions, since you cannot deny that truth.

I have signed myself up to do some public speaking. Which fills me with anxiety, and I wonder why I even put myself into that situation in the first place. But the reason to why I signed up is to live life on an edge and to the fullest. Allowing myself to test myself, and do something so scary its beyond logic. Because in all truth you only live once, and from a higher perspective I’m aware that when I’m old and frail I would be proud of those random decisions that fill me with joy, a sense of accomplishment and to say I didn’t act on logic alone. Even my friends question my decisions. But I replied stupidly with YOLO.

Some people in society either despise the term or love it. And that’s because not everyone wants to live life in allowance and random excuses. Those people link the phrase as the last thing a teenager said until taking a shot of drugs. That’s a false perception of the term, to let stupidity guide you. Rather the term asks people to live more responsibly, and take into heart that some opportunity’s may never remain open and we should grab them and surrender yourself to a new experience. The teenager that takes the drugs, has decided just to let life happen to them, to say ‘yeah’ randomly from a dumb state. That’s not what it means to live to the fullest and by your own terms, because that choice was only a risk, not a decision.

If you have difficulty in allowing yourself experience new things and make decisions which will only benefit your life. And allow the mind and fear control decisions. Then apply some YOLO in your life, a light-hearted expression of surrender. Allowing yourself to say ‘YES!’ to that opportunity you know you deserve and will add some excitement into your life.

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