See My Wife Make Monumental Changes In Her Life Through Her Blog
My wife recently had a profound realization, and what she realized was that she wasn't leading the life that she wanted. It was close, but not quite there.
Here's how she puts it.
While reading through my old journals, I realized that I had grown comfortable watching my life go by from the comfort of the sidelines. Rather than writing about interesting experiences and adventures, I was instead portraying a life of monotony and inaction. In summation, I had gotten caught up in the usual routines and was experiencing a dull resignation to life.
She had a chat with me one day to let me know I wasn't the cause of her general malaise, but that she had a malaise and intended to do something about it. I was so impressed because it takes a very courageous person to admit something like this. Most of us prefer to paddle down the river of denial.
She let me know that she was going to start a website, invest in some new businesses, and really explore herself and her life. To this, I said "Let me know how I can help".
Since then, she dove in. She's completed a full cycle of P90X, which, if you haven't tried it, will do a good job on its own of producing a new person. She imagined and launched her website, ReachingForBliss.com She's started not one but TWO businesses and has made a full list of the things she intends to do to create the life of love and happiness that she desires.
Watching this from the sidelines has been amazing. In one of my favorite lines from her blog she compares herself to a bashful cartoon bunny rabbit. That was the perfect way to describe her, but in the future, I think it won't be.
Part of her effort is the 'Zest for Life Project where she does things that take her outside her box. Here is the list as she posted it on her Reaching For Bliss blog.
Go places by myself
Join a women’s golf league
Play the cello at an open mic night
Get my motorcycle license
Get crafty
Make a Cake Boss cake
Get involved in Network Marketing
Blog for Profit
Learn how to knit
Talk to random people
Take a fashion risk
Start a gratitude journal
Sit in a sauna
Be in a flash mob
Write and publish a book
I know that many people, and many women, may be able to relate to this. I think that we can all be a victim of momentum. Sometimes that momentum moves quickly and we go through whirlwinds of changes for the better or worse. Sometimes the momentum slows, and we slip into a rut. Those can be hard to get out of. I am so impressed with my wife for having the courage to do something to take her out of what may have been a rut.