Making things happen

Alright – it’s decided. I am definitely moving to Austin this fall, and I am definitely starting my first hostel. Whether a stand-alone, or an eventual global chain, I have named it Posada Rustica (Rustic Inn, in Spanish) – check out the preliminary website! I’ve even come up with a vision and a mission statement – Vision: “Enhancing the joy of travel with heartfelt community and ecological stewardship”; Mission: “Posada Rustica operates to provide welcoming lodging accommodations for conscientious travelers, and to promote sustainable self-reliance with permacultural design.”

So maybe I have a few carts before my as-of-yet unacquired horse… Pshh – details! I’m all about visualization, and I defy conventional procedure! I say, do what can be done when it can be done, and it’ll still come together.

I called this my “first hostel” because I suspect there may be more. As I continued to ponder my dabbling nature, it occurred to me that there is a distinct possibility that I may get bored in Austin, and may want to start another new adventure at some point. I then realized that, just as I whipped up Rex-Treks and turned it into a thing of value from which I intend to spring forth this next project, I can surely do so again! I have thus dubbed my life-title: “Entrepreneur” :D Check out these swanky networking cards I made up (on Vistaprint)-

And also check out that about.me site – it’s super rad! I’m pretty pleased with my page :)

In any case, I am lovingly taking in this last Seattle Summer (well – probably not last last), and growing increasingly excited about the next phase of my journey.

Super excited! :D

 

Work-Life Harmony

This is so true!!

http://luzialight.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/enjoy-worklife-harmony-not-worklife-balance/

 

The winds of change

I have embarked on another new journey, and it all started with a return to singlehood. Although it is a return visit, the perspective is always new every trip. This time, one of the new aspects involves my living situation. I am now renting a room in a house with two other beings, which I found on craigslist. I am not thrilled about the arrangement, but there is much to appreciate. Something I discovered recently is that I’m experiencing sensations similar to those found traveling solo. I rather like this :) It’s interesting that I should find myself in this position, since I have long preferred to be a participant in a close relationship, and yet have spent much of my time alone. It seems I am finally settling into the independence I have for so long sought after. I am focusing more and more of my energy on changes I wish to bring about in my life, and one perk of my less-than-thrilling home-state is that I trust I won’t get too comfortable! This is especially beneficial since I want to move to Austin, Texas :D I think I am going to leave in September on a road trip to Illinois with my father for family matters, and then move to Austin! I am so excited, I could squeal! There is a lot of unknowns in this equation, but I am learning to create work orders to hand over to my trusted associate, Omni :) I still fantasize about the hostel that awaits me in the future. I am not sure whether it is located in Austin, or Paraty, Brazil, or somewhere else, but I know its reality is as true as my own. It is difficult for a moderate control freak, such as myself, to let go of excessive planning details, but I believe that the more I trust and delegate to my associate, the more easily – and quickly! – things will flow. I sense that my job description mainly entails prolific imagination, and simple one-foot-in-front-of-the-other action. I have decided that the frequency at which I wish to vibrate in this Universe, is that of Awesome ;)

 

Breaking ground

Woohoo! I just branched my new travel blog out into the social media realm :)

Check me out -

facebook.com/LoseFindGrow

and

Twitter @LoseFindGrow

I just may figure this biz out yet…

 

Need to travel

“That is why we need to travel. If we don’t offer ourselves to the unknown, our senses dull. Our world becomes small and we lose our sense of wonder. Our eyes don’t lift to the horizon; our ears don’t hear the sounds around us. The edge is both comfortable and limiting. We wake up one day and find that we have lost our dreams in order to protect our days. Don’t let yourself become one of these people. The fear of the unknown and the lure of the comfortable will conspire to keep you from taking the chances the traveler has to take. But if you take them, you will never regret your choice.”

- Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son

 

Roaming…

Well, I went ahead and got the ball rolling on my new travel blog :D Find it under Lose, Find, Grow. – losefindgrow.com

THEN – I just discovered I can blog to WordPress right from my handy little smartphone :) I couldn’t resist creating a quick post from my car (parked).

All kinds of new adventures unfolding!

 

New horizons

I have it on good authority that my life is headed for another somersault. I’m excited :D Though, I have a lot to figure out in order to steer myself gracefully into it. The objective is to better align my endeavors with my spiritual vibration and cosmic purpose.

I recently came across some questions to explore, such as “Why do I dabble so?” “What prohibitive voices am I allowing to hold me back?” “How can I be a better saver of money and all other forms of energy?” “What is the thing which will rocket me out of bed in the morning?” “What are my marketable strengths?” “What would I do for free?”

I have discovered that one thing most of these boil down to is… Travel. I feel foolish for feeling foolish for thinking I can make a living from such a leisure activity. And yet, I think I want to become a travel blogger. I would like to distinguish myself by combining my desire to promote global exploration through sustainable ecotourism with my joy of sharing personal growth and spiritual development lessons. I’m thinking my tagline could be “World Wide Self Exploration”.

I’m not sure about – well, a lot of things, but I did find this well-reviewed program called Travel Blog Success, and it could be just the ticket I need for a proper education. I think once my savings recovers from the holidays, I will give this a go!

Looking forward to new discoveries…