I was lying in my bed watching Chef’s Table episode three.
This particular episode was about a chef named Francis Mallmann who grew up in
the isolated Patagonian islands. Put simply, the scenery & cinematography
was unbelievably beautiful. Also, so much of what Francis said resonated with me,
and I kept asking myself, “why am I not traveling more?” Not more than a day
after that I made the plans as to how I would make some extra money, and I
decided on Sydney , Australia
I’ve realized over time how powerful making a decision is.
You know, like just deciding to do something. A total commitment. Not 50%
committed, not 70%, not even 99%, 100% commitment. I had no idea how I would
come up with the funds to fuel my travels, but I just decided I’m flying to Australia , and
I’m leaving March 8. Period. With that commitment there came a shift in my
reality, in the Universe. I love the way the author Paulo Coelho puts it. “And,
when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve
it.”
I remembered this place called LifeTree Clinical Research
that my cousin told me about, and I called them up and they happened to be
screening for a study right then. I scheduled an appointment and drove up to Salt Lake City , then two
weeks later I found out the news that I made it in. I was ecstatic. In short, I
stayed at this hospital type place for five days and one day they gave me the
placebo (we didn’t know if it’d be the placebo or the drug) and two days later
they gave me an instant release pain killer, and then did tests like how long
it stays in the blood, measured side effects, etc, and then the rest of the
days were washout days. The easiest $1550 ever.
So here I am, all moved into my parents house on Bainbridge Island Sydney ,
and I will be saving up as much money as I can working up here for the next
three months until I leave. I love that I am the creator of my life. This isn’t
what my parents want me to do, it’s not what my siblings want me to do, it’s
not what any religion wants me to do, it’s not what my friends want me to do,
it sure as hell is not what society wants me to do (that would be to go to
school, get a degree, and another degree, own a bunch of shit I don’t need, and
get a good paying comfortable job and live a boring unoriginal life), it’s what
I want to do. To me that means I’m creating a truly genuine & authentic
life. I’m so stoked.
The Lone Wolf is beastin it again.
