The Longest Way 1.0 – one year walk/beard grow time lapse from Christoph Rehage on Vimeo.
A friend shared this fantastic video of one man’s journey to find a home. It is a travel journal about a Christoph Rehage, who packed up and sold everything to go traveling around the world in hope of finding a place called home.
http://www.thelongestwayhome.com/
Well, I’m home today nursing a nasty cold, and resting. But I’m really happy for the opportunity to listen to the broadcast of Peggy McColl and Warren Whitlock on Hay House radio. The topic is making money with social media, and it’s right up my alley. It’s fascinating how viral marketing and online media is transforming how we promote and network for business.
I love that Warren is talking about what I consider the missing ingredient in any dream….ACTION! I am so guilty of this. I love being a muse and coming up with ideas, but there has to be action in order to make things happen!!
As someone who initially started on Friendster, moved on to Myspace and now Facebook. I love being able to connect with friends and inspiring mentors in one place. Seeing what everyone is up to, and sharing what I’m up to keeps the momentum going. It even creates an accountability for me in my projects. I love that there are so many people out there following who can provide valuable insight and direction.
So I’m game. Let’s start a revolution!!
There are only two ways to live . . . one is as though nothing is
a miracle. . . the other is as if everything is. – Albert Einstein
I decided the other day that I have been operating on autopilot for quite a while now. It’s not pretty to realize you are in a rut and acknowledge the tangled web you have woven for yourself. It’s been so much easier to just settle when the work to grow seems daunting.
For a few years now, I have been dreaming of leaving an office job and setting out on my own. My dream would be to create a business that makes a difference in people’s lives, and allows me the freedom to live a life I love. I have always considered myself an artist, but I’m coming to the realization that I also associate being an artist, with a big struggle. It’s just not possible, for what I have seen that this could be otherwise for me. But this kind of thinking has keep me safe.
I forgot I always have a choice and a say in how things go. I can choose to focus on what I don’t want and settle. Or I could choose to create something else for myself.
Well I love, love, love focusing on what I don’t want. That’s not really getting me anywhere. What I need is a plan, some faith, and some guts. Lets see here that gets me.
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I have been thinking a lot about how abundance comes and goes in my life. It’s often feast and then famine with no balance or sustainable flow. Everything is a struggle, and there is no relief in sight.
It’s a wonder why we feel like things have to be taken so seriously, and that everything must be so hard.
It got me thinking about what it would look like if I could just let go and allow things to unfold in my life. If I could just stop beating myself up about whats not done, and just have fun with what I’m creating.
I realized I had no idea what that would look like…
So my actions now will center around having fun, being in action and allow the flood gates of abundance open
Fun! Power! Love! Ease! That’s what I’m looking at when adversity strikes.
I will keep you posted as to how it goes…
I got a call from my boyfriend on Monday telling me that his doctor had requested he come in after he canceled his appointment in the morning. The Doctor was willing to forgo the co-pay and make time to see him after hours. This sounded serious to me, so I offered to go along. I’m so glad I did.
The doctor diagnosed my boyfriend with a rare form of Nasal NK/Killer T-Cell Lymphoma. It seems so surreal that at 34, he would have to deal with this. But here we are.
Even though I am absolutely terrified, I’m also trying to look at this as an opportunity to improve our lives. It’s a wake up call to embrace the healthy lifestyle we appreciate so much, but may not have been as disciplined as we’d like to be.
Now embracing that healthy lifestyle could mean the difference between life and death. There’s no room for excuses or putting it off for another day. There’s no room for anything else but hope and faith at this time.
“Times are tough” – There is no escaping this remark these days. With fear of the unknown screaming at us in a deafening pitch, how does one keep going in these tough times?
We are out to prove a lot these days. With layoffs and bankruptcies overwhelming us, as well as twice the work for those “thankfully” left employed it’s no wonder that things seem gloomy and hopeless right now.
It’s easy to get sucked into this whirlpool of gloom and doom, and it’s nearly impossible to see the light at the end of the tunnel. In these dark days, it might be helpful to look at ways to keep your head up. I have created a list of things that are helping me cope, and I hope they will help you.
1. Begin a meditation practice, or sit quietly for a few minutes every morning. No matter what religion you believe in, sitting in silence and getting centered can deepen your spiritual practice, and keep you centered when tough things are thrown at you.
2. Re-Examine Generosity and how you can create more of it in your life. The more you give, the more you receive. As the economy contracts, hopefully there can be space for more acts of kindness and generosity not only monetarily, but in volunteering or simply giving someone a smile. Pull yourself out of the fog, reach out to others and see what happens.
3. Look at what money means for you. What is your history and conversation around money. Is there any opportunity to make vodka tonics with the lemons life may have thrown at you regarding finances?
4. Exercise, excercise, excercise – You don’t have to join a gym or take fancy pilates classes. There are a ton of great websites online, such as http://www.sparkpeople.com that will support you in your journey to well being with exercises and other activities you can do at home.
5. Potlucks – Tough times call for pooliing resources, and this is a great way to stay connected to friends and still have great meals. the memories and connection you create will be something money can’t buy.
6. Take a media vacation – I can’t tell you how depressed I was the other day after watching the news. It made me feel like things were bleak and hopeless. then I snapped out of it, and realized I’m spending the same energy fretting about things and feeling powerless, when I could be trying to get things moving.
I would love to hear what you are doing to cope with these tough times. Please feel free to add your suggestions.
Keep your head up out there, it makes a big difference to all of us.
This is the beginning. This is it! I am taking the first steps to starting an line of apparel and other items that will spread affirmations around the world. At the same time, I also got inspired to create an apparel line for Girl DJ’s.
I first started by doing lots of web testing. I created a series of ads for each line, and tested them for about two weeks. The affirmation line had a lot of interest. This will be the line I focus on first, as I also have a ton of designs I have created for each affirmation.
My dream is that this eventually gives me the freedom to design full-time, and also help others do the same!
