It’s never too late to do what you want!

Do you ever think about the old version of yourself? Do you ever miss that version of yours? Of how it was back then for you to be YOU.
Before this career path started, or before you got married, or before starting a family—were you not a bit different? Didn’t you have more time for yourself? Yes, you did.
You were younger than today, you had the luxury to prioritize your needs. With age, came more responsibilities and the older version of you started to experience a slow death.  But it is never too late to revive your old version and rekindle the relationship with your younger self. Yes, you read it right. It’s time for you to pick up things where you left off. All of us had some hobbies, a passion or something that excited us more than everything! There was a time in our life when we decided to make a career out of our hobbies, isn’t it?
Some people made it happen, some people took that up but failed just because of unfavourable situations, and some just forgot about their passion and talent. They let their dreams vanish while shaping their life. Who’s to blame? None of us did it deliberately, life just happened. 

Take a trip down your memory lane

Sit with yourself one day and think of all the things that you loved to do. Be it in your childhood, be it while you were growing up and even after.
Remember the painting set that you thought you’d buy after school to make your own paintings, the artwork that was left in between, the half-woven sweater you were gonna make for someone, that old guitar which you got on your birthday, that still must sitting somewhere on the dusty loft, or that cricket kit for which you saved your pocket money but couldn’t buy ever, the passion with which you have sung in your bathrooms imagining it to be your own concert, or the dance you did in front of the mirror, knowing that you are good at it, those poems you wrote in a diary but never made it anywhere, remember?
Where are those guts once we all had, where are those dreams we had while we were not sleeping? There are there, still alive, catching slow breaths underneath the responsibilities of life, hoping to get the air they deserve.
Meaning, it is time you get back to those things, and start over from where you left off. Easier said? Well, maybe. But, is it too late? No and NEVER.

Narrate the unheard stories

Today, we have achieved so many things in life, we landed up better than we ever thought. But still, there are untold stories of you, unpatched pieces of you, and undiscovered versions of you that still exist. Trust yourself again and do what it takes to start over with your hobbies.
Be it anything as small as reading a book that you left halfway, be it your will to cook that particular cuisine you thought you’d excel at, be it a yoga class or gym that you couldn’t continue because you had a child to look after to, be it a dance class that you didn’t pursue further because your family asked you to stop, those swimming lessons that were left halfway because you had to move out to another city, be it anything that still ignites the passion in you.
Start over, narrate your unheard stories to your family, reconnect with your hobbies, make time for yourself, and THIS TIME make it happen!

The luxury of being YOU

The luxury of being yourself is not for everyone. Most people got involved in their families and careers so much so that they forgot that they should live for themselves. Some are guilty to give themselves priority over their spouses, kids and careers. Ditch that guilt! You deserve to meet the real version of yourself.
The luxury of being yourself is above every other feeling in this world. To give importance to things you like, to make yourself happy on days when no one cares, and to do what it needs to keep your mental peace is sheer luxury. Embrace that luxury because it is the only fuel that will let you live a self-sufficient life.
Today, society is getting broader and more encouraging for everyone, especially females. They are getting their lost voice and leaving their marks everywhere. This is the opportunity for everyone out there to get back to what they always wanted to do.
Remember, the luxury to explore your old version doesn’t need a hefty bank balance, it just needs a little motivation and that lies within you. You just have to see it within, every day!

Create new wish lists, add to cart and buy your happiness 

Start with one thing at a time. Take your diary and pen, and jot down all the things that you ever wanted to do, learn or explore. Treat it as your wish list. Set new goals with timelines attached to them and start saving up for your hobbies.
The more you spend time thinking about these things, the more courage you’d develop to make it happen. Do some research, look out for the hobby classes of your choice, or whatever your passion is about. Take your sweet time to figure out your schedule and finally set a date from when you should start!
You might not feel the same belongingness to your hobbies as before. But that is fine. With time you’d realize the bliss of starting over, you’d get better at it or maybe not. How does it matter? The aim is not to excel but to buy your own happiness. Giving yourself the love and importance you need is a feeling that makes your life worth living.
You might be bounded by the shackles of society, age and career. Change the narrative and break them all! Afterall, great examples in the world have inspired us that it’s never too late to start afresh and that age is just a number.
You must have always thought that’d you pick up your hobby after your retirement but who knows what’s going to happen tomorrow. So, dive into your world like there’s no tomorrow. Because, you only live once!