The life changing day

Jun 27, 2025

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I didn’t know I was about to change. No alarm went off. No cinematic music in the background. Just a silence that felt heavier than usual.

It started with a breakup. Not the first, but definitely the one that cracked something open. I wasn’t just sad—I was disoriented. I kept asking myself a question that wouldn’t go away: Who am I?

For a few days, maybe weeks, I floated. Half versions of myself going through routines. But then one morning, something shifted. I wish I could explain it better, but it felt like a quiet decision got made deep down: Enough.

That day wasn’t about fixing everything. It was about choosing. I chose to go all in. On work. On training. On rebuilding. Not out of revenge, not to prove something. Just because I needed to become someone I could rely on.

I didn’t set out to become extraordinary. I don’t dream of yachts or flashy success. I just want a life in the mountains, built by my own hands, where I can create, move, breathe. That’s it. That’s the dream. Simple. Precise.

And sure, I still have bad habits. I scroll too much. I procrastinate. I skip workouts sometimes. But there’s this new discomfort now. A gentle, persistent voice that reminds me of the decision I made. I can’t pretend I didn’t see what I saw that day.

Jim Rohn called it "It's called a life changing day, the day you say enough ... is enough". I get it now. It doesn’t look like fireworks. It looks like honesty. And sometimes, that’s all it takes.

Lucas Rouret - Developer & Entrepreneur