I decided to let my inner child take over and have fun with this assignment. This way it won´t seem so cumbersome. Actually, I have encountered some really interesting characters. First, I met the Golden Buddha and I really love him. He invited me to ask myself how much of me is actually hiding away in the depths of my outer shield. Has the time come to explore my “world within” to find my “gold” and let it shine? Maybe even topple my shield (weight) to find my true worth?

Then I encountered a friendly Joe Campbell and learned that “the aim of my life is too small”… hmmmm… Imagine that! I thought I was doing more or less ok and now I see that I have been selling myself short. I am but a small spec in this multiverse of infinite possibilities. The secret: connecting to the “world within”, like Haanel masterfully explains.

Goodness! Where have I been all this time? Unfortunately, I was sold a totally different story: in school, my culture and even religion. A story that maybe I wanted to believe in my mediocrity because I felt that I was not good enough… Therefore, it showed in my lack of pursuit of my grand plan. I sold myself short, for too long.

Next there was the clip from Jerry Maguire and the search for your Quan… What is my Quan? Where has it been the last decade? Did I loose it along the way? I remember I used to say, not so long ago… “my get up and go, got up and left.” I was so busy caring for someone else, that I didn´t even see it…. Did I lose my mojo, my Quan?

And then there is that amazing scroll from the gifted Og Mandino!!! At dusk, I took it with me to the nearby shore and read it out loud, so loud that the sound of the waves was dwarfed by my intense voice… I was humbled, grateful and finally, at peace!

I have never quite felt this way… almost feeling like I am on a quest to meet some VIP, one who is wise, creative, smart, saavy, fun to be with, someone I could easily admire or turn to for help… and guess what! I am coming to terms with the fact that I could actually be talking about me. That is soooo awesome! Yet it is sooo scary.

All this entails a huge responsibility. Question is: Am I willing to recognize, accept and work on myself to become this? Am I up to the task? Can I or better yet, will I dare to be, the best version of me?

As I sit here writing this, I vow to find my gold! The exquisitely beautiful, well rounded version of me, I have denied myself of being. I will read, ponder, explore, share, go forward and discover the magnificent human being that I am truly capable of being… one step at a time! Will you share my journey?

It is 7pm and I am sitting at my corner. Yes, I created a corner for this very special adventure that I am embarking in. I have all my colors, folders, papers, print-outs, index cards, the works. It is just fun to look at my little corner. I feel like it´s the first day of school. I hardly slept from Saturday to Sunday… just all the excitement of embarking on this adventure to re-discover me.

The amazing me, I really am!

I feel nervous. They´ve told me I must do a write-up on a blog. I have never done a blog before and frankly I am kinda out of sorts on this one. I have usually been really good about doing assignments, but I have never journaled. Ha! I am not even sure I can do this…

So, I have decided to let my inner child take over and have fun with it. This way it won´t seem so cumbersome. Actually, I have encountered some really interesting characters. First, I met the Golden Buddha and I really love him. I loved the fact that he was covered by a mud-like cement to hide his true nature and it was only by serendipity that a piece of the covering fell and his true worth shone through.

This story forced me to ask myself how much of me is actually hidden away in the depths of my outer shield. Has the time come to explore my “world within” to find my “gold” and let it shine? Maybe even topple my shield (weight) to find my true worth?

Then I encountered a friendly Joe Campbell and learned that “the aim of my life is too small”… hmmmm… Imagine that! I thought I was doing more or less ok and now I see that I have been selling myself short. I have so much potential, so much to give, so much to receive. I am but a small spec in this multiverse of infinite possibilities. Yet I have God-like features and I can co-create anything… anything! I just need to connect to the world within, like Haanel masterfully explains.

Goodness! Where have I been all this time? Unfortunately, I was sold a totally different story: in school, my culture and even religion. A story that maybe I wanted to believe in my mediocrity because I felt that I was not good enough… Therefore, it showed in my lack of pursuit of the grand plan, my grand plan. I sold myself short, for too long.

Next there was the clip from Jerry Maguire and the search for your Quan… What is my Quan? Where has it been the last decade? Did I loose it along the way? I remember I used to say, not so long ago… “my get up and go, got up and left.” I was so busy caring for someone else, that I didn´t even see it…. Did I lose my mojo, my Quan?

And then there is that amazing scroll from the gifted Og Mandino!!! Read it many times as a teen and then totally forgot the intensity, the commitment, the power of the words. I read it once tear-eyed. I read it again and felt the goosebumps. I took it with me to the nearby shore and read it out loud, so loud that the sound of the waves were dwarfed by my intense voice… I was humbled, grateful and finally, at peace!

I can now see that I am an exquisite gem… didn´t acknowledge that, but I am beginning to do so… Mmmmm… makes me feel amused and a bit sheepish, truth be told. Never quite felt this way… almost feeling like I am on a quest to meet some VIP, one who is wise, creative, smart, saavy, fun to be with, someone I could easily admire or turn to for help… and guess what! I am coming to terms with the fact that I could actually be talking about me.

That is soooo awesome! Yet it is sooo scary. All this entails a huge responsibility. Question is: Am I willing to recognize, accept and work on myself to become this? Am I up to the task? Can I or better yet, will I dare to be, the best version of me?

As I sit here writing this, I vow to find my gold or my platinum! The exquisitely beautiful, well rounded version of me, I have denied myself of being. I will read, ponder, explore, share, go forward and discover the magnificent human being that I am truly capable of being… one step at a time! Will you share my journey?