The Next Chapter Of My Life

 

I do love the idea of New Beginnings.

Though recently I gave up on the projects titled "New Beginning". I mean, let´s face it. It is never really a new beginning. It mostly is a new shift in direction - the result of everything you came up with before that.

So, what I usually did:
When I felt the need for some changes I gathered ideas for a new project. Very excited I planned the whole thing through, made preparations and impatiently waited for the beginning of a new month to "officially" get the whole thing going.

Stupid!

Never worked out.
Because you can´t change your entire life at the 1st of a month simply because the page in your calendar is virginally empty. 

After a couple of days the excitement usually wore done and the project was no fun anymore. 

A couple of weeks ago the word "minimalism" popped up in bright neon signs and since then stuck with me. 
I gave it some thoughts and with that I found inspiration all over the place. Read about it, watched You Tube videos about it and tried to imagine about the impact it would have on my life. Most fascinating fact: with everything going on in this world ... if this is not the perfect moment to start minimalism ... when then? 

Again it felt like life was gently pushing me into the necessary direction to best adapt to the situation we are living in.

Back with the start of the pandemic I felt the urge to pull back and focus on my own wellbeing more than ever before. Perfect calling for a two years lock down!

Now, when prices are insanely increasing and a big shift in our material world is happening, life gently pushes me toward minimalism.

Well, ... Thank You!

Yesterday a friend asked me:

"What does minimalism mean to you?"

In a nutshell:

Only having in my life what I love or what I really need. 

And I mean it.

Not only material things but on every level of life. Eating & drinking, activities, daily life routines, people in my life, thoughts, feelings, actions, ... everything!

As mentioned in the beginning, this is not a complete New Beginning. Because since years I try to create a more organic, natural, pure and trash free life. Plus with the years I more and more focused on my personal wellbeing and my growth instead of the every day struggles of and with society.

So the direction already was in progress. Now I caught fire on something new. 

But this time I wanted to take that new wave of excitement and use it to keep on steering into this new direction. Keep gathering inspirations, keep adapting those ideas to my personal needs and get it going - playfully and relaxed. Like a game. In my own style. Exactly how it suits me best. 

My main intentions are to be happy with what I already own, get rid of everything not serving me and creating more space for things I love.

Material, mental, creative, spiritual. 

And somewhere up there Universe is watching and thinks:
"Good girl, you read the signs well which were provided for you. Well done! Now, because you so love your New Beginnings, we will provide this New Beginning for you."

And then, yesterday, exactly on August 31st, it felt like I reached a point where I now exactly know how the new chapter in my life should look like. I had prepared my calendar and my To Do´s and already changed into the first new daily routines. 

And then, one of the last burdens, the only bigger expense I already feared for a while but would not be able to avoid much longer, was taken from my shoulders ... indirectly. 

Happened and dealt with yesterday, exactly on August 31st.

So today, with September 1st, I am starting fresh, relaxed and excited into The Next Chapter of My Life!

Simply as that!

Could not have planned it better!

Thank you, Universe! 

Two things I´ve already learned in the last couple of weeks:

1. it is not necessary to constantly focus on the over all project called life. 

Growing and learning is important and good, but the best way to do so is to joyful deal with the actual situation in front of us. That´s my life right now - I am making the best out of it with everything I have at my disposal. At the same time I create more space for new things and I always stay tuned for new inspiration.  

Adapting to the actual situation can be so much fun if you change your perspectives. Don´t call it problems and struggles. Call it challenges and a new projects. 

2. We are all sitting in the same boat called life on Mother Earth. 

There are fixed points I can´t change. It simply is not in my hands. So I´ll take them as they are and try to best possibly adapt to them.

On the other hand there is a wide field of possibilities to make my personal life more joyful and so much more worth living!

That´s exactly the field where I want to put my energy and effort into! 

And you know what?
With that I not only have a better life myself ... I also can change the world! 

This happened yesterday:

I started my day exactly as I wanted to. So I was in a very positive mood when I left home for the task I needed to finish. ... Until I ran into the first other human.

An obviously very arrogant lady with some attitudes. She cut my way with a look that said: "I don´t give a damn shit about you. You are dirt to me."

Oh, my positive mood was about to faint like a patch of snow in tropical sun. 

But after a moment of grinding my teeth my stubbornness kicked in.

NO! I don´t allow this person to manipulate my mood!

Her behavior and her attitude have nothing to do with me. It´s her story. Her reaction - not to me - but to her own situation. 

Not my story, not my problem.

I straightened my shoulders and kept on walking. Then I put a smile on my lips.

My choice!

In my world I want to interact with other people in a friendly and smiling way. 

Even if you don´t smile at me, I will smile at you. Because it makes ME feel better! Take it or leave it!

Entering the next street an elderly Maltese gentleman came walking toward me ... and very friendly greeted me with: "Bongu!"

There we go. That´s how it should be.

Doesn´t cost a cent and feels so much better ...!

The rest of my day was a blast. Everything turned out pretty awesome!