Playing the Main Character of Your Story

There are two types of people in this world, the one that just goes with life. Like Wake up, Work, Study, Eat and Sleep.

And then, there are others, the one that also just goes on with their life but more beautifully. They make their life prettier and more perfect on the outside even with all the inner imperfections. They Romanticize. They play the protagonist you crave to become.

Romanticizing life is not a new concept and not a depleting one either. Laugh when you fall, stand tall and walk like on a red carpet. Certainly not something foreign, is it? We are all the main characters of our own story. These are our stories, our perspectives, but you have to know that every story ends one day. However, like a protagonist makes the best from page one to the very last, we should too. 

Many a time in our life have we watched a TV show or a Movie with an ideal heroine or hero with a life that looked just so appealing and craved for it. Like, God, I want to be her! And not just for her looks even, just for her life. Those lives, trust me, are not perfect. The person is just playing her life as she wants it to be. 

It is as easy as it may sound. Just think that a camera is on you—and for the camera-conscious ones, there is no camera on you—and every second of your life is being recorded. Enjoy your life like you are starring in a movie. Act. It is the same as smiling until you are happy.

Wake up feeling grateful for what you have and smile. Don’t Snooze. That’s the worst of the habits, believe me. Avoid your phone throughout the morning unless it is necessary. Instead, do something or start something you always wanted to do before going through your routines. Smile, even if you are not happy, your brain takes in your expressions and makes you feel happy. Smell flowers like those girls in the movies and feel and notice everything you have been missing. Dance in the rain and even around your room. Taste the food like it is your last meal and even when you brush your hair, notice all your perfections, not flaws, in the mirror. Don’t dread work, take a task like a mission made to improve you. 

Why not treat yourself? Take yourself on a date in a restaurant and eat alone. I know, it may feel awkward but who cares, it is not like you would know anyone else and who knows, maybe you would find someone there. Buy yourself flowers once a week. Better than waiting for the perfect Prince Charming that sadly doesn’t exist. Revel in your time alone like you would with a person you love. Go with the theory, Love begins with you. Dye your hair pink, if you love it, Remember, people who judge are the people who would not dare to do something they love. 

Travel alone, or maybe take a lonely stroll in the park—your best friend, your headphones. Read a Book and go tech-free for a day. Who needs anyone else! It is you who would be spending the rest of your life with yourself. Help a person a day or even two. Show empathy. Send a care package to a stranger, everyone loves to be cared for. Believe that each cup of coffee or tea is the best you ever had.

Be like the Miss Perfects you see on screens or pages. Do one new thing every day, no matter how silly or bizarre. Permit yourself to go crazy. There is nothing wrong with the little giggles and laughter that you can spread. Make someone smile, you will feel just as good. Open your window early in the morning and feel the breeze on your face. Enjoy it all like it is the most precious thing you could have. Why look at the rocks with fondness when even the sand can make you happy. That even your morning nothings are cute and fun and SOMETHING that should matter to you. 

Better yet, make a bucket list but with a time limit on every task. This way, you would feel obliged to do that thing within the limited time you set on it and you will be able to complete so many things on the list in little time. 

There is one thing I always loved to do. Making up a backstory for each person I see around myself. Notice their expressions and think about what they must be going to do. Try coming home using a different route and notice the things around. Take out your childhood album and LOOK at the pictures. Dive into Nostalgia. Keep a journal and sometimes skim through Pinterest searching for some journal questions. Look up your horoscope. Look up your birth chart. God knows you may find something truly shocking. I know I did. 

Life is too short to fret, live it truthfully and faithfully. Be in love with your life and every passing minute would not be just passing anymore. Decorate your life to make it worth it and design your soul in a way that people would envy you for it. Because when you are different, you are insane but remember, Where Sanity stops, Life happens. It is always Insane that makes history. Sanity never did anyone any good. Make your life something that you wanna look back at just before you close your eyes for the last time. Something you would never dread.