Excuse me ma'am, can you help find me?

It's strange how we often feel so lost in a world full of direction. You grow up knowing exactly what you want to do, but as soon as you are doing it, you feel that it's not for you. And the question, "What do you want to do?" always pop up along the way. We sometimes think that we are so lost that we will never be able to find our way.

This is not always the case. We often know exactly where we should be heading but we try to please others around us and conform to norms that we don't feel strongly about. Just to ensure that we do not stand out, because if you stand out it's easier to be victimized. So in actual fact we are not lost, we are confused about who and what we want to be. Are we going to let society dictate where we must go, are we going to allow money to show us the way or are we going to step up onto the platform and let the world know what you know where you are heading and you will follow your dream?

Being lost, is knowing your destination but not the route you are taking to get there. The answer to getting your route is easy; explore all your possible avenues and choose the one that looks the most promising. If that route does not seem right, explore the next best one. It might not always be a smooth ride and you might end up in dodgy alleys or dead ends but if you persevere you will get to your destination eventually.

Friends and family is there to help you. Even if they cannot help, just talking to someone already helps you lift some of the weight from your shoulders. Don’t dwell in your self-pity otherwise you will eventually really get lost…

Keep up the smiles!

From a place I know too well in my mind....Rudolf

NO I'M NOT WASTING TIME!

Procrastination is not a flaw; it's a gift for those with an open mind. For the liberal mind, those that cannot procrastinate, seldom enjoy the thrill of a deadline, miss out on the small but significant things and become too consumed in their own masquerade.

The thing is that most people will probably look at this and vocally challenge what is being said, but deep down they know that it is true. If you do not procrastinate, you get more done yes, BUT when you get more done you will get more to do. This will lead to your life being so busy that you do miss out on things. The things that you think that are important is normally just the things that you think you must have to be happy. Is this a true indication of what we really want in life? Is your career everything? Must your family always come first? Do you really need to lose those 10kgs even if you look like you haven’t eaten anything in two months. I procrastinate because I have missed out on life. Yes one can still be busy, that does not mean that you do not procrastinate. Are you afraid of waking up one day and discovering that you are bored? I know I am, that is why I try to do as much as possible. That still doesn’t mean I’m not procrastinating.

Procrastination is a fine art that we learn in the early stages of our lives. Yes the young ones are the best at procrastination. Why? They want to do what they like doing first! Why do we forget about what we like to do? I am in no way encouraging you to leave everything and do nothing, I am merely encouraging you to make time for yourself.

From the walls of Rudolf’s random mind - The mindless thought

WE NEED THIS NOW MORE THEN EVER!

Sitting here doing what I am best (procrastination), my mind wanders off to a place that it knows too well, “what will happen tomorrow?” It is sad that we do not know what happens next in our life, but isn't that what makes this race we call life so interesting? One seldom not worry about tomorrow, its human nature to think, "Gosh what is next?" or "I hope that tomorrow isn't like today". To get up in the morning seems like such a mission for us, even though we hope that the day will be better. Why are we so reluctant to just stop and enjoy life again? Can we blame information overload, culture of self entitlement or the constant need to be better at everything?

"A positive outlook on life does not happen over night" - YES WE HAVE HEARD THIS BEFORE. It requires a start and not many of us are willing to make that start are we? It's easier to just sit behind an anonymous persona and criticize everything that plays a role in your live. Negativity is a hole that’s so easy to fall in.

With the fast pace that we are going at we tend to miss all the small things that makes life beautiful and deserving of our attention. It’s screaming at us but we are too occupied with insignificant fixations.

I am the last one to criticize society about not living life to enjoy it as I seldom just forget about everything and just go out there and enjoy myself. It’s always this that needs attention or that and everybody around you suffers; you are just too busy to notice this. We all believe that we are the big fish in our pond, sadly many of us will be the only fish in the pond if we keep on letting life go by the way it’s currently doing. We are too afraid that we might miss out on something.

Let’s make a start and for once wake-up and say, “I'm going to embrace this day and live it to its fullest potential!” It’s not an easy task, it’s a daunting task! I believe that if you persevere and just breathe, take a moment and then reply to someone you will be able to defuse a potential frustrating situation easily. Yes we will still have days that we want to scream for an hour continuously but eventually we will step onto a more positive stage and enjoy life!

Give a stranger a smile and keep your smile going!