"i should"

the dreaded "i should's" of life are

well,

dreadful.

we grow up with these notions that we should be this, we should do this, and we should think this way.

still to this day do i push these thoughts of "i should" into everything i do.

i should go to college, because that will land me a better career

i shouldn't date this person because of x, y, and z

i should get up at 6 instead of 10 because thats viewed as more responsible

i should be thinner,
prettier,
smarter,
more personable,
and the list goes on

but what would happen if the phrase 'i should' never existed

would we feel as inadequate as we do now?

would we be doing more things we enjoy with our time?

would we not feel as pressured to live up to all of the "i should's" that come our way

we live in a society that controls us by telling us what we should do. what if we replaced "i should" with "what do i really want" and do that.

i'm sure all of our lives (and mindsets) would change

and i think that is something that we all "should" do

-sam