Too many of us use the phrases YOLO and ‘Go With the Flow’ too casually. You see those two phrases are usually used when you want to do something you know you should not do (as in most cases when we say YOLO) and to refrain from doing something you know you should do (which is when we usually say ‘Go With the Flow’).

We say YOLO when we don’t study before a test. We say ‘Go with The Flow’ when we are too lazy or uncomfortable about working for something.

But, the truth is we know what we should or should not be doing. We know that we should be studying but we’re not. We know that we should be working hard but instead, we sit around and say phrases like the above ones. And worst of all, when the results come out or when life doesn’t turn out the way we expect it to, we complain. We complain about how a test is not fairly graded and the questions were too hard. We envy those who seem to be doing better than us at life without seeing the amount of effort and hard work they put in.

Instead of this scenario, let’s make a change. Take charge of your life. You are and always were in the driving seat of your life; now it’s just the time you actually paid attention to steering.

CREATE YOUR OWN FLOW. Don’t follow or listen to what others tell you if you don’t want to. It’s okay to be different. If you want something, go for it. Instead of waiting and hoping that the flow of life and luck and the universe and whatever else will give you what you want, it’s time you work hard for it.

YOLO. You Only Live Once. Live well.

-RAUDEY-

(thoughts about YOLO and Going with The Flow)