Visualizing Possibility

The daily grind is trap. A trap that disperses possibility into tiny little pieces of conformity. Doing the same actions and expecting different results is pure stupidity.

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Luck is very random, as opposed to our actions which are usually predictable. Are you unlucky or just repeating the same daily grind and expecting different outcomes? I know how this feels. Somedays you can’t remember one mentionable accomplishment. I used to spend about 2 hours on traffic everyday going to and from work. This gave me time to think about life and what I really enjoyed doing. Traffic was certainly not part of it.

Growing up with a father who was often unemployed I always feared the same for me. I have always held steady jobs and have never been fired from one. When I decided to leave my job and travel, quitting my job without the prospect of another one was crazy talk. It took me a good three months to get used to this idea.

I expect this can be much easier for some to get used to. For me this was a challenge until I realized the power of possibility. We have been conditioned to ignore the fact that we are what we think. Human’s haven’t evolved to adapt to the environment, we have adapted our environment to us. We create tools and processes to make our life’s easier. We cure diseases, we travel, we diet, we love because we can. Why is our financial future, our happiness to be any different?

I was scared of the lack of financial stability, petrified. One day I realized that being broke and being poor are completely different things. Being poor is a state of mind, your have given in, you are poor. Being broke only means you ran out of money. You have no cash-flow at that moment in your life. One of the most important things I have learned in life thus far is to remember that although I may be broke, I can never be poor.

Is the fear of lack of financial stability stopping you from achieving your goals?