"Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into. There's no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love. There is only scarcity of resolve to make it happen." - Wayne Dyer
Today is the day I start documenting life's journey again. Look at my last post - four years ago! I have repeatedly attempted to start writing again since then and things always got in the way. Wordpress and Blogspot both kept crashing on me despite trying them on multiple computers and browsers. However life doesn't just happen to you - everything, good or bad, is a result of our thoughts, our vibration, and sometimes, our resistance.
I am blown away by reading 2009's posts. I was actually wiser than I remember. I reckon that girl was pretty switched on back then. However.. I guess in from 2009 to 2011 I was still doing stupid things and not really paying attention to what was going on around me. I remember still being a kid at 21, and then growing up at 24 and starting to consider the future and the concept of "responsibility", but I was still young and naive. Then at 27 I went through an extremely difficult few months and came out the other end with an extreme clarity, ephiphany, of what I valued, what was important in life, and who should always come first - myself. Gone are the days where I put others first, where I sacrifice my own happiness for the sake of someone else, or where I rely on anyone for anything really. I know my happiness, and everything else in my life, is in my own hands. I love that feeling - it's the ultimate empowerment.
The success we achieve is only limited by our own self belief. The common denominator through all three of these situations is that the focus was less about the end result and more about the fun achieved along the way. When you forget that you are trying to get somewhere and just enjoy the journey, it's not only more rewarding at the time, but you actually accelerate your own success. Anyone who has lost weight can tell you that very quickly it became less about trying to look good and more about the feeling you get from exercising and eating well. It's an addictive feeling and you suddenly forget that you even had a "problem" in the first place! Today is the day I start documenting life's journey again. Look at my last post - four years ago! I have repeatedly attempted to start writing again since then and things always got in the way. Wordpress and Blogspot both kept crashing on me despite trying them on multiple computers and browsers. However life doesn't just happen to you - everything, good or bad, is a result of our thoughts, our vibration, and sometimes, our resistance.
I am blown away by reading 2009's posts. I was actually wiser than I remember. I reckon that girl was pretty switched on back then. However.. I guess in from 2009 to 2011 I was still doing stupid things and not really paying attention to what was going on around me. I remember still being a kid at 21, and then growing up at 24 and starting to consider the future and the concept of "responsibility", but I was still young and naive. Then at 27 I went through an extremely difficult few months and came out the other end with an extreme clarity, ephiphany, of what I valued, what was important in life, and who should always come first - myself. Gone are the days where I put others first, where I sacrifice my own happiness for the sake of someone else, or where I rely on anyone for anything really. I know my happiness, and everything else in my life, is in my own hands. I love that feeling - it's the ultimate empowerment.
It's interesting how I refer to my life as a 7/10 in those posts below. I had no idea how interesting life was going to get back then. I surpassed my 100K income at 30 at 27 - three years early. Similar to the weight loss goal I set myself in January this - 4kg in 6 weeks became 4kg in 3 weeks. The Google Challenge I was so excited and passionate about.. well our team came 10th in the World, and Top 5 in our Region. I think we all underestimate our own potential, big time.
I set two goals for myself on New Years Day. Two goals, that if I acehived, I promised myself I would be the happiest girl in the world.
#1 Getting my health and body up to scratch
#2 A new job where I was fulfilled and had a more clear career path
#1 - happened by the end of January
#2 - happened by the end of March
Now what? Well I've gone and created new goals for myself. As you do.
#1 - Clean eating and regular exercise - lose 4kg by Mid July (6 weeks)
#2 - $0 debt by September
#3 - Enrolling in 3 units at uni for Semester 3 and achieving HDs on all of them
#4 - Kicking major ass at my new job and blowing everyone away with my skillz and smartz
Tomorrow is Day #1 of this new journey and I am documenting every step to ensure I am accountable to myself and the universe for my actions
2013 is the best year of my life and the first five months have been spectacular, bring on the next seven!
