When you make it a goal to try something
new, you may not realize why you’re setting out to do something new in the
first place. There is a slew of benefits that come along from incorporating
“new” into your life periodically; here I would like to consider just a few;
however, if you’d like to fully understand the idea of trying new things in
your life, visit https://wanderlust.com/journal/why-you-should-try-new-things/
1.
Learn
New Things
How will you learn new things if you never
try new things? Think about an activity you’ve never tried before. You probably
don’t know much about it, right? As soon as you put yourself out there and try
it out, though, you’ll probably learn a lot more about it. As you venture
through this personal learning experience, you’ll find the less mysterious the
event becomes that you are considering.
I have known individuals even in their later years becoming involved in
ventures, projects, or activities that they may never had considered as a
younger person. Look at this very
interesting list https://www.businessinsider.com/100-amazing-accomplishments-achieved-at-every-age-2014-3
particularly at those having new experiences within their lives in later years.
2.
Get
Rid of Boredom
Boredom is the worst – we all can attest
to that. When you’re trying out new projects, new places, new people, etc.,
that boredom slips by the wayside. Keep your brain engaged, and you won’t have
to deal with monotony creeping in. Many times a new event or occasion in our
lives is only boring because we have not done what is suggested in step 1 and
spent some time investigating the event.
When my wife first suggested to me that I take her to the theater to see
a musical play, I was a bit set-back. A
musical play? That would not be of any
interest to me! Then she explained that
the musical was The Phantom of the Opera.
I had seen the 1943 film production starring Claude Rains as the Phantom
a number of years earlier when I was a youth (NOT in 1943 by the way). That horror film had brought chills down my
spine! I began to wonder how they would
produce this classic on stage as a musical.
I did a bit of research and began to listen to some of the tunes that were
produced by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber for the Broadway production. They were fantastic! I thought I HAVE to see this stag presentation. After the event, I was simply amazed at what
had been done on that stage. The years
that have followed have seen us attending many other theatric productions and I
have enjoyed them immensely.
3.
More
Stories to Tell
As you try new things and meet new people,
you accumulate more stories about your adventures. Whether it’s a funny story
or a scary story, your stories become part of who you are. What a great perk! You’d be amazed at how many times you will be
able to share those stories with others.
By relating your stories of adventure you’ll also be able to relive your
adventures over and over in your mind.
This will continue to bring you enjoyment for many years. And regardless of how many others may go to
the same places you had visited or meet the same people that you did, their
stories will never be the same as YOUR stories and the adventures YOU
had!
4.
Get a
New Perspective
Sometimes, you need to sit in another area
of the room to change your perspective – similarly, you need to try new things
to change your perspective on life. What is amazing is that even making visits
to the same place or seeing the same people, when done at different times of
your life, you will gain a new and different experience each time! By gaining this new perspective you will
benefit probably more than you can actually imagine. With a new perspective you see things
differently. This concept of perspective
is well illustrated by the artist Sergi Cadenas as shown at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8dM2B_lPxA
5.
Self-Discovery
Let’s face it – we spend a lot of time
with ourselves. A whole entire lifetime, in fact. So if you do the same thing
day in and day out, you probably won’t see many different sides to yourself.
Self-discovery leads to many great attributes – confidence, self-awareness,
perceptiveness, to name a few. You may
never know what you may be capable of if you never put yourself into situations
that require you to have new and different responses from those that you
display every day. You may show yourself
capable of extraordinary things, but only if you are willing to put yourself in
different environments and situations.
6.
Gain
Confidence
By making these changes and adjustments
within your life you may realize new heights that you have never dreamed
possible! Why fly when you can soar? You
can amount to great things by simply expanding your horizons and trying new
things. Time after time, you’ll begin to gain a new sense of confidence in
yourself and your capabilities. You’ll
see the development of the desire to take yourself further with each new
adventure.
7.
Experience
Life to the Fullest
There’s a reason why people say you only
have one life to live. If you take this sentiment to heart, you’ll want to get
as many experiences out of life as you possibly can. That begins with your
habits – your day-to-day life. When you push yourself out of your comfort zone,
you’ll gain more of these experiences. Who knows what you could learn about
yourself or your life? You’ll have to try to find out!
I’ve not been implying from the above
comments that you should live a “free-for-all” life and not consider the “here
and now” of things that happen in your life.
I’ve not been saying that you should forsake a measure of normalcy
within your life. Nor have I been saying
that you should “throw your hands up” and let things fall where they may in
your life as you just live for the moment of adventure! I’m only wanting you to consider that you may
be missing out on some wonderful opportunities by not removing yourself from
your comfort zone on occasions to experience new things in your life.
Even by considering these things you will
find that things do not always work out the way you expect or perhaps even
planned them to do. Within all
situations of our lives we will continue to be our own worst enemies --- we’re only human!
QUOTE TO CONSIDER
"Take a chance ---
find out who you really are!"
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