It's my first blog post.please show me some love. :)

byNikieE

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Updated 4 years ago

The year 2019 gave me a painful and most profound turning point in my life, which led me to go on my own, do some soul-searching, and perform a lot of inner work. I have long had my slate wiped clean and proactively isolated myself from the rest of the world (for the most part at least), even before the COVID-19 pandemic. So I feel that I have long been prepared for the lockdown when it happened. I had nothing left and nothing to lose, so I just naturally went with the flow of what happened.

Grief has led me to leave the stability of a 9-to-5 job and do some inner work, to know myself more, to determine what it is that I really want out of life, and to heal my wounds. After doing that for most of 2019, it is clear to me that I no longer resonate with what worked before. I now want more out of life, and I feel that I have certainly earned my right to real happiness.

Real happiness translates to having passive income streams so that I can spend my life the way I want it...without having to ask someone else permission for it. This means that I have the freedom of time, having more time to engage the things that I am passionate about, and making the most of my influence to help people make significant positive changes in their lives.

The process wasn't easy, as it entailed letting go of my old self, in order to allow my true being to unfold. It entailed finally getting the strength and courage to burst out of the cocoon in order to transform from being a catterpillar into a butterfly.

But right now, after undergoing this "rebirth" and choosing to embark on the new life that has presented itself to me, I can't help but experience some doubt about what lies ahead. You have to break through the sound barrier if you want to reach the sky, but you have to brace yourself because that sound barrier is one tough nut to crack.

Nevertheless, one of the most profound lessons that I have learned so far is that sometimes we choose to remain within our comfort zones, even if it is painful, because we do not know any better. For most, the pain of the familiar is more tolerable than facing the fear of the unknown. The fear of the unknown may indeed be the greatest of fears after all.

So, I just found myself wandering here, from a complete stranger's blog and signed up without even completely knowing or understanding everything about the business. I don't know what lies ahead, and that could be a good thing. Not knowing anything or everything means you are allowing yourself with the luxury of having enough to room to grow. Because come to think of it, we are all creators of our own universe. You just have to learn how to focus your memories on what you have achieved so far (instead of your losses or "failures") and to visualize, and also feel, how it is like when your dreams finally come true.

Here's to us and our journey together here at Wealthy Affiliate...cheers! :)