Hello everybody,
After a long break, I am glad to be back! In this post, instead of talking about economics, I would like to share some personal thoughts with you at this very special period of the year.
2017 meant “change” for me.
2016 was about realising that the work I was doing, the city I was living in, and most sadly, the people I was spending my time with did not inspire me anymore.
To keep the long story short, after moving to a new country and a radical job change, I feel much more joyful, creative, connected with my true self.
In the process, I learned that change does not come naturally to the human brain. To make things happen, I sometimes needed to push myself out of my ‘comfort zone’ to follow my intuition that there was something ‘better’ out there, waiting for me.
The process of change was full of uncertainty and I sometimes felt overwhelmed by the organisational tasks and administrative burden. In these moments, I gave my best to keep my motivation up, to remain calm and connected to my ultimate targets.
I can never thank enough my followers on Twitter and the readers of this blog for their interest and daily support. Guys, you were simply fantastic!
Freedom, kindness, compassion, creativity, friendships, gratitude and joy of living came first as the building blocks of my new life. In the process, I decided to leave behind a large part of my belongings, the extra money I made, the hours I overworked, the ‘friends’ full of themselves who filled my evenings out. I simply embraced the change, and life gave me much more than I could possibly imagine!
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
M. Ghandi
At this period of the year, I am perfectly aware that the world we live in is not a good host for such things like compassion, gratitude, love, friendships and creativity. However, this is the only world we have and we should not give it up!
In 2018, let’s re-invent ourselves, by living with a greater sense of universal responsibility and compassion to other nations, to human beings, and also to ourselves.
I wish all of you a happy New year!
Selin
To embark on such large scale upheaval requires courage. It sounds like it worked out. I am delighted for you. I wish you lots of luck & happiness in a new sphere of your life.
Hi John,
Thank you so much for your nice words.
I guess, in my case the worse would be a life full of regrets. Without taking the risk, we never know what if…
Selin
WLE , it is good and refreshing to have you back! I went through a similar epiphany 6 years ago. You learn who your friends are and you emerge with fresh perspectives. God bless you and keep the Remainers energised and believing with your professional insights! HNY, Dave .?
Thank you so much Dave!
I hope your life changing experience worked out well. You are so right about fresh perspectives…I believe re-inventing ourselves is an amazing but also scary experience at the same time.
While going through change, I kept telling myself “our memories do not define us but our actions do”.
Keep warm
Cheers
Selin