Stepping Out!

Selamat Siang Followers!

I write to you from a lovely cafe on Gootama St in Ubud, Bali...no matter where I am in the world I still require a proper daily caffeine. (I would love to share a lovely photo with you but after trying to upload the photo 1,000 times I am forced to give up. Please forgive me as I can be technologically cursed).

I promise to give a full recount of my Balinese adventures, but today is about the motivation to step out into the world and stay out! As westeners we have a hard time just relaxing, and enjoying the small things in life. Not the finer things, but the small things - like a smile from a friendly stranger in a new city when you're horribly lost. While I'd like to think I am getting better at separating myself from my previous desires like getting that next promotion or pay raise, I still catch myself defining my worth by a job title or lack thereof.

My time thus far in Bali and even Australia, has re-opened my eyes to the bigger picture of life. The big picture that I personally imagine: we are all here to serve a higher purpose, and experience as many blessings as the world can offer.  The past few days though, I have to admitt, have been a struggle. After this month of yoga, adventure and meditation I will return to Australia to begin the work portion of my Australian Work Holiday Visa. Because of certain limitations with my visa, I will not be working a traditional job that would be a conversation opener at say a Southern wedding rehearsal dinner.  It will instead be something in the hospitality field, or if I am lucky, on a contract basis. This is a very different career choice than I am accustomed to, so I have to remind myself of one of the lessons the world is teaching me: we are more than our jobs. Shocking concept I know, but you and I are more than marketers, bankers, entrepreneurers and even event managers!

As a fun little reminder of this lesson I recieved this article link from a good friend of mine today: 9 Reasons to Quit Your Job and Travel the World.   I am not encouraging a mass exodus from the corporate world, but I would like to encourage all my lovely friends to look up from your desk every now and then and step out into the world.

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