What’s holding you back?...
What’s holding you back?...
Around 7 and half years ago, I randomly walked into a travel agency in my home town of Melbourne. It was a Saturday morning and it just so happened that I had a bit of time to kill.
I casually strolled into the store and immediately walked over to a big map of world that covered most of one of the shops walls.
I stood there staring at the magnificence of the world and started to imagine what it would be like to travel to all the many different countries that grabbed my attention.
In this wonder filled state, a sales assistant called Kylie came over to me, said hello and we started a conversation. She told me that she had only just returned from a 2 year stint in London. The way she enthusiastically described her adventures held me totally captivated. Before I knew it, I reached for my credit card and booked a one way ticket to London leaving exactly 6 weeks later.
I was swept away by the moment.
Now I have to completely admit that I was completely swept away by the moment. Instinctively I knew that it would be good for me to step into the unknown but I'd had given absolutely no rational thought about how I was going to practically pack my life up and leave Australia in 6 weeks. I had no passport, no visa and no clue of how I was going to be able to pull it off. All I could do was trust that everything was going to be alright.
I gave away nearly all of my worldly possessions.
Somehow I did manage to pack my entire life into a back pack and a small suitcase. Everything else that I owned, I gave away.
The feeling of giving away everything that I couldn’t carry was both exhilarating and liberating. By letting go of ‘things’ I begun to experience a magnificent flow state that I had never known before.
Holding on holds you back.
By going through the process of giving everything away I became acutely aware of how my over attachment to ‘things’ was holding me back from experiencing the essence of what it feels like to be totally alive.
In our consumer driven society, we are conditioned to buy things that we don’t need and then strangely we fear letting those things go when our inner yearnings call us to step up to the plate of life and ask for more.
What would you be doing right now?
What would you be doing with your life right now if you didn’t have that car, that job, that house or that big screen TV? What risks would you take? What adventures would you seek out? What incredibly wild and wonderful people would you meet along the way? What big contribution would you start to offer the world?
Life is for the living. If there is anything holding you back from living the life you were born to lead, material or otherwise, you need to start letting go of it or risk never realising your true desires.
Embrace the true magic of life. Get clear on the kinds of feelings and sensations that will bring you totally alive. And then just get out there in the world and be all that you are!
Around 7 and half years ago, I randomly walked into a travel agency in my home town of Melbourne. It was a Saturday morning and it just so happened that I had a bit of time to kill.
I casually strolled into the store and immediately walked over to a big map of world that covered most of one of the shops walls.
I stood there staring at the magnificence of the world and started to imagine what it would be like to travel to all the many different countries that grabbed my attention.
In this wonder filled state, a sales assistant called Kylie came over to me, said hello and we started a conversation. She told me that she had only just returned from a 2 year stint in London. The way she enthusiastically described her adventures held me totally captivated. Before I knew it, I reached for my credit card and booked a one way ticket to London leaving exactly 6 weeks later.
I was swept away by the moment.
Now I have to completely admit that I was completely swept away by the moment. Instinctively I knew that it would be good for me to step into the unknown but I'd had given absolutely no rational thought about how I was going to practically pack my life up and leave Australia in 6 weeks. I had no passport, no visa and no clue of how I was going to be able to pull it off. All I could do was trust that everything was going to be alright.
I gave away nearly all of my worldly possessions.
Somehow I did manage to pack my entire life into a back pack and a small suitcase. Everything else that I owned, I gave away.
The feeling of giving away everything that I couldn’t carry was both exhilarating and liberating. By letting go of ‘things’ I begun to experience a magnificent flow state that I had never known before.
Holding on holds you back.
By going through the process of giving everything away I became acutely aware of how my over attachment to ‘things’ was holding me back from experiencing the essence of what it feels like to be totally alive.
In our consumer driven society, we are conditioned to buy things that we don’t need and then strangely we fear letting those things go when our inner yearnings call us to step up to the plate of life and ask for more.
What would you be doing right now?
What would you be doing with your life right now if you didn’t have that car, that job, that house or that big screen TV? What risks would you take? What adventures would you seek out? What incredibly wild and wonderful people would you meet along the way? What big contribution would you start to offer the world?
Life is for the living. If there is anything holding you back from living the life you were born to lead, material or otherwise, you need to start letting go of it or risk never realising your true desires.
Embrace the true magic of life. Get clear on the kinds of feelings and sensations that will bring you totally alive. And then just get out there in the world and be all that you are!
posted by Damien Senn at Tuesday, March 20, 2007
3 Comments:
Thanks for your words of inspiration!
Damien,
And All,
Joseph here,just writing to say how nice it was to read about someone else who just packed it all in and gave it all away.I have done the same thing 6 months ago and have since moved to the States!It was challenging but very fruitfull as well.I am/we are past the hardest tests so far and things are starting to settle in and true progress can now be made.It was great to hear from someone else who was or had been in a similar situation so thank you.Also it is a great encouragement to see how much you have been able to achieve and the amazing results you have been able to produce!This is really Sennsational and i hope to get your help and guidance possibly at some point i setting up my Internet Business.Cash is in the pipeline so it might be a little while.Really like what you have done so far.Keep up the Fine Work Damien!
Wow, I wasn't expecting to feel a rush of goose-bumps or get teary eyed when reading your piece but that's exactly what happened! Obvsiously it stirred up some old memories! I have been fortunate to travel world-wide (mostly UK, Europe and America)and now I find myself here in Australia (for the next 15yrs or so!!!). Don't get me wrong I am excited about being here (and there are MANY new exciting places to visit in this beautiful country) but I still harbour an inner gypsy-like yearning to travel more.....I love the rush of excitement, the buzz of new energies, the thrill of exploring new places and meeting new people. I guess this feeling will never leave me!! But, on the other hand, this is really the first time I have been able to 'attach' to things such as a house or a car and I love it. Though they do not 'make' me who I am they remind me to give thanks everyday. I give thanks on a daily basis for all the beauty that surrounds me and for all the wonderful things in my life! And though I (obviously!) still have this inner yearning to travel (which I am pretty sure I will be doing again one day) I am now able to look around me in appreciation and draw this 'essence' that you were talking about from my life here and now. All that I have learnt from my travels aids my own 'inner' journey therefore I highly recommend that anyone who has the chance to visit other countries should take the opportunity. However, for those of us that now must stay still, lets embrace our magic within, attach to the enchantment around us and radiate enthusiasum (for life) to all! Life is fabulous right here, right now! Lets remember to enjoy every moment of it!
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