Timetobeme's Blog

I follow some very interesting people on YouTube and they give me a lot to think about. Timothy Ward is a very interesting YouTube creator and usually quite postive as well.

I was watching Timothy Ward last night for the first time in a long time, and he asked a very interesting question , is your life on a loop, and if so, does that make you happy or not.

He claims that all the people he has asked that question, most people when they answer no, they are NOT happy that their life is on a loop .

So, this got me thinking , quite a lot. I picked a sheep picture for my heading because I suppose he is asking in a way, are we just like sheep just living the loop with no thought and being unhappy.

So, what exactly does living in a loop mean ?

Well, based on Timothy , living in a loop means living a ground hog day kind of life. You get up every day and do the same thing over and over and over.

Let me give you some background on Timothy. He is living a nomad lifestyle. Travels to different locations and does work mostly in hospitality or camp grounds. Moves at will where ever he wants to go. Never married, no kids, and no relationship. Seems to be a very nice man, kind of self proclaimed loner and that works for him. He lives this way from choice and enjoys it. No deep thoughts about the future, just lives day to day . When he wants to move, he moves. I am not even sure if he has a car anymore either, he might have sold that as well. A true nomad. Loves the outdoors and loves a free , no attached lifestyle.

So, for that type of person, who needs the freedom to go where he wants and do what he wants to do, a loop sounds horrifying. He said he did the job and apartment thing and decided it was not for him.

For me though, the loop is not a prison and a bad thing. To me, having a life with a loop means my happy marriage, our beautiful home. A family. Friends nearby. Security , as much as you can have these days. I love my life. I love being married to the same man for over 42 years. Sharing four kids and ten grandkids with him. I love our old house we bought in 2002. I love the lifestyle we have. If it is a loop, it is a one that does bring me joy.

We have hobbies, and interests. We have a wonderful family that we spend time with. We love doing things together and now that he just retired we have more time together now.

Being in a loop does not mean you can never do something new and different. It just means that your life has a stable footing. A good base . You can change up days when you want to, but sometimes knowing what you are doing for the next week, or even month is not a bad thing.

Instead ,-I think we need to assess what our loop is . Do we have purpose ? A job we are can depend on, and are good at, and although most people do not love thier job, we can look at that job loop as a way to get the money to do the things we do want to do. A loop gives us a baseline for our life.

We can choose hobbies and interests to make our lives more fun and fulfilling. Art, sports, collecting, volunteering, starting a side hustle you enjoy that might actually be able to be your full time hustle one day.

Timothy hates a looped life. That is not something he can live with. But for me, I love my loop. It is comfort, security and a basline for not always being in the loop . But when I am having a period of loop days, or even weeks, it is okay. The wonderful thing about life is you are able to change that loop anytime you want. It can be a different loop, or a rotating loop, but you get to decide.

For most of us, our days vary a bit anyway within the loop. But a loop life is fine with me.

Do you live a looped life, and if so, how do you feel about it ?