What's holding us back?

I've found it really hard to write these blog posts, because my ideas are always either too short or too unexplainable to write out in a concise post; however, I was searching the interwebs for ideas to write about, when I discovered this page by a guy named Marc. On it, he lists a lot of evocative questions. I'd like to share them here and reflect on them.

What is the difference between being alive and truly living?

In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? What about the day before that? Or the day before that?

If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?

When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?

What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back?

If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?

What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?

When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?
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We are so young, and we have so much time let in our lives. Why do we hold ourselves back from experiencing the richness of life that we have access to now?

There are countless clubs, sports teams, hobbies to take up. We're surrounded by truly amazing people, but we stick to our own pre-set groups. In this area, we can travel to DC and visit museums, watch concerts. We have an education system that we take for granted. Instead of trying to soak up as much as we can in our classes, our main goal is to get trough them and get As.

Why do we stop ourselves from trying new things? Are we so afraid of being judged by our peers? You becha.

Granted, as teens, we're limited in money and transportation. We can't go out and experience everything. But we spend our time at home on facebook.

Why?

There is honestly so much out in the world for us to enjoy. Listen to music! Spend some time in nature! Talk to someone you don't normally do!

We always say that we don't have enough time in the day, but that's not always true. It's 7:00 right now. I don't have any homework. I could get a full night's sleep. I could do something.

Why don't you? Value what you have in your life, and be open to new thins. After all, our teen years are supposed to be the best of our lives.