One topic in particular is often on the forefront of my mind because it is so prevalent in today's culture and because I see it in the lives of nearly everyone who surrounds me: escapism.
It seems that we are always checking or posting on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, but yet we have so many real-world issues that we aren't doing anything about. Although social media outlets and cellphones are the most common and consistent barrier between us and our problems, it isn't the only form of escapism. We watch tv, we watch movies, we gossip, we get drunk, some of us get high, we spend money, we laugh it off, we make excuses, we do so may things to keep from facing the direct problems that are in front of us. When we are intelligent enough to identify the things that hold us back/the problems in our lives, why aren't we intelligent enough to deal with them?
This topic may not seem to have a complete connection to marriage and relationships, but it does. So many people avoid THOSE conversations with their significant other. Communication is barricaded by the desire to escape. We don't want to talk about money or moving or sex or family or loneliness or stress or exhaustion or time management because deep down, we fear that it will push our significant other away, somehow.
WE HAVE TO FACE OUR PROBLEMS. There is no way that any single one of us in this entire world can move past a problem if we don't face it. Stop escaping from the issue. Stop excusing your toxic behaviors. The only way we can make a difference is by doing something differently than other people and that doesn't come from being afraid. Making a difference means stepping up to that thing you're afraid to death of and running right through it, knocking it down. You can't move forward, become a better version of yourself, or make your life better by escaping. I ask you, dear reader, to make a promise, a vow to yourself that you will face and tackle that thing that keeps you up at night. You owe it to yourself to stop escaping.
