bessie-geoff-baby-vanTHE ADVENTURE BEGINS…ALMOST

At last – We can start moving forward into the second phase of our journey.

We picked the Winnebago up 2 days ago, and are now settled in. It is a divine machine. Not sure we will want to give it back to its owners when we have to move out of it in 6 months. But it is going to be a fantastic base for us to take the LCE around Australia. In the mean time we have made the most of it by putting some awesome ‘Life Change Experiment’ signs down the side. Hopefully they will encourage people to stop and say high, or better still offer some services or items we can pass on to others who need help.

INTERVIEWS WITH EXPERTS 

 On Monday I had a chat with Benny Elias, Susie Moroney and Jeff Fenechnew-3, to start putting together our ‘ Share the wisdom’ section of the website. These are not your usual interviews, but a look under the bonnet at normal people who have done extrodinairy things with their lives. To be honest their answers really gave me a new perspective. I’ll be post their comments on life, change, overcoming fears, success, spirituality and inspiration soon.

 

 

WHEN TO STOP & WHEN TO GO

We have had to hold back from setting off for two days since a few of the things we had hoped would be organised have not exactly flowed. At least not in the direction we had planned :-) – But then it would hardly be life if it all went tickety boo all the time right?

 Well this has lead me to ask some questions. How do you know in times of trial if you should push through or accept the ‘stop’ signal as part of the flow, let go and allow things be as they are.

 Having been an ex Marine Commando and a competitive athlete I spent many years believing that quitting was for wimps. So for me it has been a huge challenge staying in flow, since it has required I put reigns on my inner drill instructor. That part of my brain that served me so well in the forces, by reminding me not to be a ‘ big girls blouse’ when I felt like giving up.

 But this Life change is not about forcing things. No longer my will power against the world. Which is probably a good thing since these days its better at arguing with me than action, which is why I have to come up with insane schemes like this to motivate me to get of my ass :-)

 At the same time it’s been confusing wondering when an extra nudge or some good old fashioned elbow grease was not all part of the plan and essential for our growth.

 Lets face it, we have all had situations where we have pushed like mad to make things happen, only to find when we got it, it wasnt what we wanted at all.  And I have also had plenty of time i have let things go and wished I had hung in there a bit longer.

 So how do we know when the universe is giving us a gentle warning that we are on the wrong path, or offering a challenge to grow?

 The good news is that despite how it feels you can’t really get this wrong. Either a disaster or delight, it will have its own set of rewards and lessons.

 However I have found that not over thinking the decision, which inevitably leads to a whole set of additional fears, fantasies and arguments popping up, helps reduce the confusion.

decision-making-processes1Also honestly asking myself which of  my decisions spring from a sense of, ’loveing to do’ and experience, and which come from an alteria motive, sense of  lack, fear or insecurity. 

It’s not easy to tell at first, since actually peering below your own arguments takes some courage. In effect often admitting you’re lying to yourself or your motivations are duplicitous. But like anything it simply takes practice and its something I really want to master on this adventure.

 After all, the decisions you make, plot the map of your life. So developing an accurate GPS system has got to be something well worth spending time on.

 

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