Take a deep breath, and imagine to not have to take the garbage out any more, I still do and don’t mind, but the real garbage that working on a job that really had no future. Even worse, having someone, I won’t mention any names, that it must be hard to tell your wife that we might never be able to live in a million dollar house. Yes it was hard to face the financial reality that I ain’t rich, but I really don’t give a shit. My journey has taught me that an unwanted enemy can be my best enema. I am am finally cleansed and see that my life is really composed of so many heart beats. In better words, it’s just the amount of time I get to enjoy and define it.
In the three years since I lost my job,(New Years Eve-2011), I learned that I never defined what my purpose, my journey was. I never put making money in the equation, and I thought my social security check was my God given gift to be able to live happy ever after. Nothing was so far from the truth. Trying to convince people to buy life insurance and join my network was very disappointing, helping others with their projects and not making money was certainly a BIG mistake on my behalf. I blame myself for not being ready. Hell, I was a Boy Scout, “Be Prepared”. I guest I forgot. So what am I going to do now.
I have no choice but to take another breath and actually define what I need to fulfill my journey.; I will make a list and maybe some of you can give me some ideas from your personal journey. Here goes.
A) Discovering away to generate an additional $50,000.00 a year income?
B) How to stay healthy?
C) Where would be a great place to live?
D) Make my wife proud of me?
E) Define my spirituality.
F) Give my life purpose.
G) Learn to share my life experiences.
H) Don’t dwell on the past.
I) Gain the respect from others I never was able to get.
J) Be able to travel to places I only see photographs of.
K) Help the children I never had.
L) Read or listen to the books that I never time to do,
M) Stop equating myself to others.
N) Learning to play a musical instrument.
O) Be able to make 100,000 photographs and being able to share.
P) Make every day in my life as it was a vacation.
Q) Go to some great photography work shops.
R) Have enough money to restore my 1984 Jaguar XJS-HE.
S) More Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter connections.
T) Make howiemaui.com a success.
U) Being able to help others, especially my family in the Philippines.
V) Treat my wife and myself with things we were not able to afford.
W) Give thanks to the most wonderful wife in the whole world.
Y) Make new friends and continue with the friendships I have.
Z) Be prepared when I am told that my days are numbered.
Don’t get me wrong, I feel great that I have been able to realize how lucky I have been to finally to be able to define and of course enjoying my journey. I am a beautiful STAR after all.