My Traveler Notebook

Have I told you before how much I love my planner? I'm seriously in love with my traveler notebook! I have been using digital planners on and off since I was introduced to the Internet.. Then discovered the magic of paper planners and used it on regular basis since 2014. I tried many types of …

Lessons of 34 Years of Existing and 3 Years Of Living

My birthday is on Tuesday, I turn 37, I like the number.. Not fond of aging much but it's a fact of life I came to accept and even appreciate, besides, 37 has a very 'prestigious' sound so I might as well enjoy it while I can. My 'self-discovery' journey that I started 3 years …

We have a vision.. Now let’s set goals.

I told you how I found my life vision, I'm not going to give details about it yet, but I will tell you what my 2019 goals are.. They all contribute one way or another into reaching this vision. Note that not all of them are due in the same time of course, each one …

I found my life vision.. Actually, I never lost it..

On the fine morning of Monday, December 24th 2018, I took my journal, my planner, my "Goals & Ideas" binder, my pen pouch and sticky notes, and headed to the nearest Starbucks to plan for 2019 and decide on my new goals. I grabbed my latte, found a quite spot to sit, started writing in …

Envisioning the Future: Creating my life goals

Many people want to change their lives, or create a better one, but have no idea where to start. This is an excellent post by Sarah Fielder that can give you a good idea on what to do.

Chasing serendipity

A lot of times, I hate having plans. I will work ahead to complete any task so that I have as few responsibilities as possible everyday, and so that I can then do whatever I want without worrying about having obligations. Whether that means spontaneously eating out with friends or binge-watching an Australian reality T.V. show (BringingSexyBack-onNetflix), I like to have the freedom to decide what I want to do as soon as I think of doing it in my daily life.

However, while instant gratification is nice, only focusing on doing things I enjoy in the moment does not lead to long-term happiness. Having this realization, I came up with a strategy for figuring out what my long term goals are and beginning to take the steps to initiate them.

At Rehoboth beach admiring some beach-front property.

First, I wrote down exactly what I envision my future…

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The Inspiration Gap: why we all fall in and how to get out

https://bemorewithless.com/inspiration-gap/ I highly recommend reading this post that tackls one of the most difficult obstacles we face when it come to creating the life we want. Here are the 2 paragraphs that really made me think and I believe they say it all. (Reading the whole article will put in the proper conrext though. You …

My New 3 Pillars Wellness System

This year's main focus is wellness. Through trial and error over the past couple of years, I have come to realize that the main pillars of my health and wellness are nutrition, fitness, sleep. Individual efforts in each of these domains won't help, my approach must be comprehensive and involves all 3 domains. So I …

The ‘Italy’ Effect

I've been to Italy for the past couple of weeks for work. Mainly I was in Brindisi but managed to go to Rome for the weekend.. It was a nice time even though I took my gloomy mood with me. I felt my heart so heavy all the time, cried before I sleep most of …

The Rising Levels of Anxiety

With all the bad news at the beginning of the year, things do not get easier.. Thankfully no new deaths in family, but I am still in pretty bad shape because of these events, I still need time and space.. But next week I have a very large and stressful work event, then 1 day …

New year, Heartbreak, & Grief

New year 2019. Usually a new year is a new beginning, which is something I write about with great joy and excitement, and so I had started to draft a blog post on 2019's new beginning.But fate had another say. On January 6th I lost my aunt. On January 7th I lost my beloved cat, …