A New Journey

Here’s the new thing that I have discovered. Hopefully this project will lead to new outcomes. Mainly because of the simple fact that what I am doing now does not bring me happiness. I have therefore decided to make some small changes (others might say drastic changes to my life). In an attempt to find meaning and fulfillment. I have recently started on what feels like the beginning of a grand adventure. Having looked around my apartment, I have discovered it to be littered and cluttered with stuff. This is not uncommon, but I have felt for some time now like I am being suffocated by all this stuff. It feels like I am in a pit of quick sand, and no matter what I do to try and escape, my stuff keeps me weighted down.

So in an attempt to begin this new phase of life, I am going to be striving for a minimalism lifestyle change. This will mean getting rid of most of the things that I own. I look forward to seeing progress made in increments as my apartment begins to thin out, as the corners get swept and all the unnecessary stuff is taken away. I view this deliberate decision to cut most possessions out of my life as a way to free myself, and truly open myself to be ready to receive any new opportunity that may come my way. To have the freedom to get on a plane and move across the country with little more than a backpack. Afterall, we all only get this one life and why spend years doing something you don’t enjoy. I want to have new experiences. I want to see the world! I want to get lost in foreign locations where I might not speak the language.

I want to have stories to share with people. I want to tell people about all the wonders that are waiting for them outside their front door. I want to make a change in my life. Nothing will ever change unless I make a change. Perhaps all this comes from a feeling of being burnt out. (not complaining) I’m not really sure, but I know I am not happy with where my life is right now. Happiness, to me can not be found in a toaster or a microwave. Happiness needs to come from within, but I do not want my life to be just something that happens. By freeing myself and making myself more mobile and able to accept opportunities anywhere, I will be able to receive more opportunities from wherever it might come from. Say there is a job in Chicago, or Frankfurt, Germany, or wherever, I won’t have to scramble to get rid of stuff. I won’t be tethered to a spot or weighed down. I won’t have to worry about paying to move books across the country or overseas.

By being more selective with things that I use and need it will take so much of the worry out of traveling because I won’t have to worry about the things I left behind. What makes all of this so exciting to me is the idea of choice. Making a deliberate choice to how I am going to live my life, what I am going to value and how I am going to make it all happen. Maybe I move to a new city and live there for a little while then move to another city. By making a conscious decision to chose the city that I will eventually settle in it gives me the power, and puts my life in my control. Rather than living somewhere that just kind of happened to be nearby where I was born.

I also recognize that all of this will not be easy and there will be times when things will be less than comfortable, but I believe by living my life on my terms and making conscious efforts to live deliberately I will find deeper meaning in my life for the years to come. This will be a process, and I hope to keep updates on progress towards this goal. I also hope to serve as a remodel for anyone else feeling trapped. I am an individual who was not suppose to survive. But I did. Therefore, I will not, and cannot, live an ordinary life. I hope you will continue to follow this blog. I am learning as I go, but even minor progress still feels like progress, and I look forward to the challenges that await. Feel free to follow me on my social media where I will give other updates on this progress towards deliberate living.

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