Resetting the Midlife Wonders countdown clock

To the day I turn 44 on 4th April 2024.

(365 - 19) days ago, I started this page. Since then, I have spent the time to figure out what I want in life. I have penned down what is important and what is not. There were 7 of them, the 7 wonders. I captured a lot here: the thoughts, the learning, the meaningful events towards making these wonders reality. I catch myself revisiting these short write ups from time to time. This has helped me to stay close to my 初心, making this place my 心靈圖書館。

The original thought of setting a clock is to give myself the drive I need to create this big change in life. This change is to reprioritise my focus and energies towards these wonders that matter to me which I had no time for. I worked out what I needed to bring the change into my life and I needed the time until April 2021 for it. The clock was set for this day, the day I turned 41.

Unwittingly, time flew past and before I knew it, there was only 7+ days to go until this liberation day. I reflected on how time had pass and was pleasantly surprised with what I see: although I am not quite seeing that change I have imagined in my head a year ago, but I am now living a life that has all these new elements and priorities in it. I see a happier me, my mind is healthy and my heart is full.

Setting a long term goal in life has given me an anchor, it has helped me make better decisions when in doubt. It has guided me through challenges without losing sight on the bigger prize in all these. I have enjoyed having this beacon in life. With one big part now on track, I would like to use this count down clock to log another long term goal I have set for myself in 2017 - 我的鴻圖大計。

鴻圖大計 is to be debt free before I turn 45. I will have to pay off my mortgages, have everything I need, and will need, set up in life, so that I can truly liberate myself to do anything, everything with the Midlife Wonders. As I write about this, I am on track and would like to even challenge myself further by bringing the timeline forward. Liberation Day count down clock is now reset for 4th April 2024. I want to say thank you to Mr. 鴻 as well, with you walked into my life, I have seen welcoming changes on my values, on my priorities and on how I approach things in life.

I still remember the day I was driving to meet with Mum, UP and Shang for dinner before our regular evening climb. I sat down, and I proudly announced to the trio: I have a 鴻圖大計 to present to you... ... I told them about the vision and what I would change so that I will deliver my plan. They listened, they smiled, they nodded, then they moved on. I was wondering why was there not more questions or excitements. To me this was a huge discovery; to them it was nothing unordinary. I guess all along, they have always had their quiet confidence in me. Thank you!!!