"Life is not a spectator sport"

Yep. I read this quote somewhere a while back. I like this quote because I'm around a lot of people who have chosen to live a mediocre, non-productive unfulfilling life. And, truth be told, I can identify with them. I know from personal experience what this feels like. I had to take a good hard look at ME and be honest with myself. Honey, this was not an easy task - I was such in such denial. I became good at playing the "blame game": I was the "victim". I never really took responsibility for my lack of commiment, drive or passion. I was just letting life live me - I wasn't living life. Like the others I was unhappy. It took me a long time to understand - to admit to myself - that the only prerson responsible for my happiness was ME. Happiness is a choice. For so long I had chosen a life mediocracy - just barely getting by. My job - aka JUST OVER BROKE - was not fulfilling AT ALL. Like so many others I had just "settled", and I knew it. Well my settling days are over. I deserve to live the life I'm entitled to live. I understand that the quality of ones life is closely aligned with the quality of choices one makes. When I looked in my bucket of choices I made a conscious decision to change my mind set in order to change my choices. I have chosen to actively participate in life. I'll keep you posted.