Something I’ve noticed over the last couple of weeks is that many people are taking this whole “living” thing a little too seriously. What I mean by that is that some people get caught up in stuff that really is meaningless in the grand scheme of things. Does it really matter if the next door neighbour two doors down has redecorated their house? Does it really matter that the man in front of you didn’t say thank you when you held the door open for him? Does it REALLY matter if your sister has a nicer house than you? What is "nicer" anyway?! It’s all relative to what we like.

It’s all to easy to get caught up in petty resentments and feelings of ill-will when we think others have something more than us and don’t deserve it. Where’s the focus? Most certainly not on attracting what you want. It’s on what you haven’t got or don’t want.

Many people are get caught up in all the drama that really doesn’t mean anything. Get up, shower, go to work, get stressed at work, come home, talk about the stressful day at work, gossip about work colleagues, worry about things at home, eat dinner, gossip about what other people are doing, watch the news and see all the negative news, watch more TV, go to bed, sleep, get up… and so on. Society has got a little too caught up in this repetitive cycle of mundane meaninglessness which we’re encouraged to believe is how "life really is".

Well what if it was different? What if we choose to view life as being more of a place to enjoy new experiences and challenges to help us grow? What if we choose to do the kind of work that we absolutely love and so feel good about getting up and sharing with others? What if we realised that we are always safe and that life really is about experiencing new things and so not worrying about whether we got it “right” or “wrong” (or whether somebody else got it “right” or “wrong” either!!).

We need to lighten up a bit. What’s the worst thing that could happen? You pop your clogs?! And then what? Well then you get to come back and have another go! Different life. Different body. Different experiences. BUT with the same purpose of evolution, joy, and expansion.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating mass suicide here!! Most certainly not. What I’m saying is, lighten up a bit. We all do the best we can with what we have and where we are. But for goodness sakes do stop getting drawn into the drama of who said what, who has what, and who did what! Stop getting drawn into the whole judgmental ethos of “right and wrong” in terms of how others choose to live their life. What do YOU want from your life that would make you happy?

Of course, having said all this, you may even feel that I’m judging those who get caught up in judgmental and “overly-serious” behaviour. I’m not denying there could be an element of that - I'm here to learn too ;-). My ultimate intention here is not to judge. Quite the opposite. My intention is to help people see that there is so much more to life than mundane routine and “judging the Joneses”. Of course, if living in this way is your preference, that’s cool. Just don’t bring it to my door please because it’s not my choice.

So lighten up people! Let other people worry about what they want and you focus on your life. Have a think about what you really want in life, and then starting taking actions to achieve it. There is nothing you cannot be, do, have, or achieve… the first step to all of those, is believing it’s possible. And, given we live in a Universe of infinite possibility, anything really is possible!