The Reason I’m Sick Of Living In Hawaii

When I first came to Hawaii I didn’t know what to expect. I’ve seen it in movies and thought it looked cool, so why not move there.

My original plan was to keep going. I moved from Florida to Colorado to California, why not go all the way around the world and end up back in Florida?

It seemed like a good idea, there are plenty of foreign countries I want to visit, why not live there?

It turns out it’s not that easy to move to a foreign country, so I’ve been in Hawaii for the past seven years. I liked it for a while, but now I’m ready to go.

When I told my friends from back home they were shocked that I could get sick of Hawaii.

I understand where they’re coming from, it seems impossible to hate Hawaii. But there is a big difference between vacationing somewhere and living there. I’m not saying I hate Hawaii, but I feel like its time to leave.

When I came here I had no purpose or direction in life.

I didn’t care what I did because I had nowhere to go.

That was fine for a while, everything was new and different and I made some cool new friends. But the longer I’ve been here doing nothing with my life the more I’ve begun to feel like life is passing me by.

There is plenty to do in Hawaii, and a lot of people have happy fulfilling lives out here, but I feel stuck. It’s easy to blame Hawaii for my unhappiness but it’s not the island’s fault. It’s not the people’s fault either, the issue lies with me.

I am unhappy and unfulfilled in life because I’m not doing enough with my life. The years I’ve spent loafing around out here have caught up to me and I’m ready to get more out of life.

Hawaii has been good for some things

Getting away from my friends and family and living in a new place have forced me to grow up. Although, I have since fallen back into some of my old bad habits. My old negative, limiting ways of thinking and acting.

The different people and cultures I’ve experienced have been great for me as a person and have opened me up to new perspectives on life. I’ve seen and done things I never would have dreamed of if I stayed on the mainland.

But the biggest thing I’ve learned is we can’t change ourselves by changing our surroundings.

Moving somewhere new, finding a new job, or starting a new relationship can all be good things and can lead us to happier more fulfilling lives.

However, these outward changes can only do so much, true change comes from within. We’ve all heard that before and I’m sure most people were like me and thought that was just some new-age hippy stuff, but now I know it because I’ve lived it.

I’m at a place where I’m unhappy with Hawaii and want to move somewhere new, it might be time for the next chapter of my life, but if I keep running ill never get to where I need to be.

Not unless I get honest with myself, about who I am and what I want. That’s the only way to get any real clarity in life.

I’ve just recently had this revelation so it’s still a work in progress, but taking the time to get honest with myself and my life has already made me happier.

I have more hope for the future because I have goals to work towards.

What I’m trying to say is, where we live and the things we buy can be good or bad depending on how we view them. And the way we view the things around us is a reflection of how we view ourselves.

So if you are lost or unhappy with your life I have good news, you can change it.

It won’t be easy, I’m still working through it every day. But I can feel the tides changing. I still think its time to leave Hawaii, but that’s because I finally know what I want to do with my life and what I need to do to get there.

You have the power to change your life, to improve your life, and you don’t have to go to Hawaii to do it.

Just be honest with yourself, and ask yourself the hard questions you’ve been avoiding.

We all know what we want and what’s best for us, sometimes it’s just buried really deep, but its there.

Ask yourself what you want, then listen, and trust yourself.

I don’t know what’s going to happen next, but I’m excited about it for the first time in my life.

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