WHEN LIFE STARTS TO SMELL A LITTLE OFF

How do you know when it’s time to do something differently?

Sometimes life gives us very clear signals.

Imagine being in an elevator when someone has just created a rather unfortunate smell.

You have choices.

You can stand there and pretend you haven’t noticed.

You can complain about it.

You can blame the person standing next to you.

You can spend the rest of the journey wondering who was responsible.

Or you can do something much simpler.

Preferably, get off at the next floor.

It sounds ridiculous when we talk about an elevator.

But how often do we do exactly the opposite in life?

We stay in situations that no longer feel right.

We stay in jobs we stopped enjoying years ago.

We continue relationships, routines and habits simply because they are familiar.

We tell ourselves:

It’s not that bad.

I should be grateful.

Maybe things will change.

It’s too late to start again.

And sometimes we become so accustomed to something that doesn’t feel right anymore that we stop noticing it altogether.

Until one day we realise:

Life has started to smell a little off.

The interesting thing is that we don’t always have control over what happens around us.

We can't control other people.

We can't control every circumstance.

And we certainly can't control what somebody does in an elevator. 😂

But we can decide what happens next.

We can stay where we are.

Or we can press the button.

Sometimes changing your life doesn’t begin with a dramatic decision.

Sometimes it begins with simply recognising:

I don't want to stay here anymore.

And then taking the next available exit.

Hopefully before the next unfortunate smell. 😂