Sunday 12 January 2014

[www.keralites.net] : How to Enjoy Life

 

How to Enjoy Life (The Illogical Way)

How to Enjoy Life - Woman on Porch at Beach

Life isn't logical. There's no way you can predict what's going to happen. Well, at least not if you're like most humans. Who knows, that might change in the future, but for now we're stuck.
There are better ways to live your life than let your mind control every single move you make.
Think about all those things you've wanted to do, but never did, because you thought they were silly. Have you noticed how that approach is slowly sucking the enjoyment out of your life?
There are better options.

 

Following Your Procrastination

Recently I read a really, really good article over at Steve Pavlina's blog on How to Fall in Love with Procrastination. I find it interesting how often Steve's articles are synchronistic with what I'm experiencing.
In the last two months I've immersed myself in language learning, specifically Spanish. I'm a forward thinking person, and I have a tendency to want to get things done as soon as possible.
This leads to doing tasks that aren't fun. In language learning that would be studying grammar, word lists and what have you.
Instead of doing that I've started watching TV-series and movies in Spanish. I've also started listening to Spanish podcasts, reading Spanish books and chatting with Spanish natives.
The problem with only doing something to reach a goal is that there will always be more goals to reach.
Blogging has taken a back-seat, because I'm enjoying the fruits of my labor. I've spent the last few years building up passive income streams online so I can live a life of freedom and do what I want.
Don't worry though. I will keep blogging and sharing my experiences. When I say blogging has taken a back-seat, that just means that I'm not guest posting or doing anything other than writing my own posts.
As I've let go more and more, I've realized that I can take breaks. I can take a day off and watch 12-hours of Lost in Spanish (I know, I have problems, but hey, at least I'm learning Spanish! ;))
 

How Much Fun Are You Having?
 

It doesn't matter if I'm learning a language, learning to paint or just sitting and talking to somebody. There are always lessons to be learned.
In the last few months of immersing myself in language learning I've grown more patient and started focusing on having fun instead of working myself to death.
Learning another language has helped my English as well. I've become more aware of intonation and pronunciation. I've started looking at speaking as a way to practice languages as well as connect with others.
I used to look at everything as a means to an end. I was always looking to reach my latest goal.
As time passed, I've come to realize that enjoying the current moment is more important than reaching any goal. If I'm not enjoying what I'm doing, then why keep going?
There's a big obstacle to all this though, and it will hold you back if you let it, and it's this: What you feel like doing won't always make logical sense.
The truth is that you never know if your short dabble in learning Spanish will lead to something else. Maybe you'll meet someone who knows someone and things start rolling from there.
 

Are You Aware of the Adventure?
 

I work best when I can immerse myself in something for an extended period of time. For example, I immersed myself in blogging for 6 months and did almost nothing else during that time. Now I'm easing up on it and experimenting with something else.
I've learned to follow my heart and trust the process. I've been following my own path for over half a decade. I've trained myself to listen to my heart, even if it sometimes doesn't make sense.
I've received many e-mails from people asking me advice on what they should do with their life. The answer is always the same: follow your heart.
We've been taught to look for validation, but when you realize that all you have to do is listen to that thing in your chest, everything becomes much more fun.
You start looking forward to what's going to happen. I have no idea what I'll be doing in six months. I'm excited to see what I come up with, where I end up and what I'll be doing.
[Note: It's been over a year since I wrote this post, and I'm in Finland right now, enjoying the cold, family, and friends I have here.]
 

I Just Love What I Do …
 

The last few years of playing poker, I just held on, because I was afraid of letting go. It was familiar and it was the only way I knew how to make a living.
My heart was telling me to play around with websites, but my mind was full of fear.
"It can't be done! You can't do it" my mind said to me.
In early 2009, I finally let go. I started building websites and I did what I felt like I wanted to do.
I worked day and night on my early websites, because I loved it. Many have commented on my work ethic, but I don't see myself as an incredibly hard worker, I just love what I do.
The income from my websites and this blog are what allow me to take months off to study Spanish, take a swim in the pool and walks with the missus.
This is what life is about. Life is about freedom. Life is about doing what you truly feel like doing, even if it doesn't make any sense at all. Life is about being a child and doing whatever you want.
Have you ever wanted to learn a language, but never felt like you could?
There's a reason you feel drawn to do the things you want to do. If you don't start following your excitement today, when will you?
Stop pushing away the things that bring fulfillment, enjoyment and happiness to your life. Start following your hunches and start playing.

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[www.keralites.net] So lonely without you.....

 

 
I feel so lonely without you
I lay in bed just waiting for you
Wishing that you where here with me
Holding me closely as I fall to sleep

I feel so lonely in everything I do
Cause I turn around and do not see you
I want to see you behind me
As we walk around joyfully

I feel so lonely as I curl up to bed
No good night kisses
Or you carressing my head
All alone is how I lay

Missing you once again
In each and every single way
Wanting to be close to you
Yet I know that will not come true

I wish that we did not have to part
Yet our lives take us so far apart
I know that one day we will be together
Yet one day is not now and forever

I miss you my dear as I lay here in bed
Crying so softly I can still hear you say
Do not cry anymore that we will be ok
Yet right now I feel like my life is a waste

Without you here with me everyday
I feel like I am walking with no soul inside
A zombie like person if you can call me that
Moving through the motions of this one crazy ride

I am so lonely without you by my side
I dear of you being here right next to me now
As I close my eyes and fall to sleep
Someone please tell me this has not been a dream

I swear that it feels like one day you are here
Then I open my eyes to realize you are not
Was it all just a dream that I woke up from
It is so hard to grasp when you are already far gone

Dear love of my life please let me know
That things are ok that is all I need to know
That we will make it through this together at last
Be husband and wife happy at last

Sean please show me that it was not just a dream
That you where here with me and not just going crazy
I feel like I lost you yet once again
To this stupid **** government sorry about that

I love you so much yet at night all I feel
Is the cold lonely room that I choose to live in
You are not here keeping me warm as I sleep
I miss you so much please come rescure me

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