“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” 

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

This quote resonates so well with me. When I was younger, I always thought that what we experience is just another part of our lives, and whatever happens, we move on and continue to live as we had lived before the experience occurred. Looking back, I have no idea how such an insane idea could come to my mind. Or maybe I just never really thought about it and only now, in my thirties, when I finally started to reflect on what I’m doing and how it impacts my life, it became relevant and important.

Every major experience brings us to a point in life when there’s no return to our old selves and beliefs. It literally changes the core of our beings irreversibly. The more influence it has on us personally (and by that I mean emotionally, as the whole world is built on emotions – but that’s the topic for a different episode ;)) the more impactful it will be to our consciousness.  

I like this feeling. To see new possibilities opening up, new paths I can follow, new standards I can live up to. It’s exhilarating.

Each day I realize more and more how it doesn’t make sense to carry on with a plan that isn’t working out, when a better solution exists, and that it’s really better to adjust to reality, rather than forcing incorrect patterns or habits just because they felt right at some point. Life is a non-stop changing journey, which means doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results not only defines insanity, but in my humble opinion is simply a waste of our precious time here on Earth.

I’m also a big fan of disrupting myself as often as I can, exploring new ways of thinking and learning, experiencing and absorbing as much as I can of the world around me. If you like to do the same, or if you’ve been thinking about it, but don’t really know where to start – join me in this adventure, as the more different views and opinions, the better chance of being a part of something great. Cheers!