What a whirlwind of a month March was! Japan, Malaysia, Philippines and yesterday I returned to Australia on my birthdayšš„³.Ā
Slip sliding away? Not!
Whoever saidĀ āyouāll be busier in retirement, than when you were workingāĀ was not kidding.Ā
Skiingā·ļø, parasailingšŖ,mountain bikingš²,snorkellingš¤æ, massagesš, sunset drinksš¹, dinnersš„, and discoāsšŗis exhausting.
So busy in fact that for the month of March Iāve not written a single word for my bookš, I've stopped learning Japaneseš“ I've not touched my websitešnor done much else.... other than well ā¦.. keeping busyšĀ
Then again thatās the beauty of financial independence. The hedonistic opportunity to do what you want, when you want, where you want, with whom you want for as long as you still want or canš“šµ.Ā
Then again too much of anything undermines our desires and motivation putting us on a path and downward spiral of excessive escapism.Ā
So as Aristotleās āGolden Meanā theories and affirms; the golden path of life is one of neither lack or excess but one of balance āļø
The other great universal truth and equaliser of life is that we all have the same amount of timeā±ļø, that is the24hrs each day to choose how we experience and live our lives (refer above independence) before we canātā ļøĀ
For those of us that already have enough but still feel unfulfilled or stuck, you already know what you need to došŖĀ
And to those of us who are not ready yet to dive into the unknown and let go of all youāve invested too know, itās ok, I get it.Ā
Even after achieving financial independence, it took me another 5 years before I was emotionally and mentally ready to step off the hamster wheel š¹š
What I can tell you from the other side, is you donāt need to already have all the answers. Trust yourself and remember,Ā you were born a winneršĀ
Yes YOU! You are that winning sperm, the one that won the race,Ā that became a life, and that became you, so you could experience all this amazing world and life it has to offeršāļøšā¤ļøāļøĀ
April Goals
Finish website conversion (old to new site). Goal carried over from February and March goal š«Ā
Progress book (minimum 2 chapters) Goal carried over from February and March goal š«š«
Improve Japanese (written & spoken minimum 30 new words) š«
Improve stretching (to touch toes with legs straightened), I'm back to being 10cm away š«
What am I reading/watching/listening?
Six Figures While You Sleep: How to turn your services and skills into high-profit, low-effort digital products.Ā By Kate Toon
Watching?Ā No plans yet as I haven't watched any news, movies etc for the last month,
Japanese Disco, Funk & Soul 1972-1987. Spotify Play List.Ā Again!!! because its good for my practicing Japanese and well I'm an old school 80's dag šĀ
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