Let me explain what living like Dorothy is like. It’s exactly like the movie. Caught up in a whirlwind of life, looking for something different to recharge. Searching for Oz, most of the time, will bring you right back home!
The Living Like Dorothy Syndrome
So the Dorothy Syndrome is this. Going out to wherever to find yourself. The search takes many forms. It can be as innocent as just wanting more out of your life, or become complicated by bringing unwanted people into it. We all get into our moods. The older some of us get, we tend to reflect on what was then and what is now. Many are happy about where they are, some not so much.
The dangers of going out on this limb, are the issues that can come about from just wanting more. There is nothing wrong with making the journey, but don’t ever forget how to get back home. For Dorothy taught us so many lessons along the way. The adventures are out there. Question is how deep do you want to go.
Setting Boundaries
So what exactly are you searching for in your life? Love, adventure or just someone who understands you for who you are. One is never to old to want these things. Life is a crap shoot anyway, like the saying goes. What you set out to carry out and do, doesn’t always work out. Years go by and you suddenly realize that maybe you want and deserve more. Living like Dorothy in this scenario can become a game you were not planning to play. The goals to be had should bring you happiness and fulfillment, not regrets and misery. Setting the boundaries then becomes an integral part of a Dorothy journey.
Depending on where you are in your life is what should set those boundaries. As Dorothy, where do you really want to go? You must take into account the people in your world, and how living like a Dorothy will possibly affect them. On the other side of that coin however, is the fact that, it’s still your life and your life only. Sometimes those same people will make you want to take that boundary and push its limits.
The boundaries can always be adjusted. Dorothy went outside of hers many times. Some of those times were good, others got her into trouble. You can always test those waters, just be ready to take a chance of maybe drowning. Not everyone can swim!
Looking for OZ…Does it Really Exist?
Dorothy was looking for OZ, so she could get back home. But her initial journey began in Kansas. She was not content. People didn’t listen to her. Things she loved were in danger of being taken away from her. So her journey ensues and low and behold she runs into someone who tries to lead her back home.
The world of OZ was a place where all were protected from the evils of the outside world. The great and powerful created a Utopia. Is that what we all want? There is no such thing. Life decisions don’t get challenged in that kind of world. I for one think it would be boring as hell. Life is about making mistakes, and eventually learning from them. It’s also about being who you want to be. In some instances, it doesn’t fit other people’s agendas, but you can’t always worry about that.
In the long-term it’s about feeling as if your life has meaning to you, not to others. Living like Dorothy can be a wonderful adventure, or one that you never should have set out on to begin with. It’s for you to decide!