The turning point

It has been an interesting three weeks. A lot has happened, truly marking the beginning of the journey of wonder, my Midlife Wonders.

When you lower down your expectations on outcomes and be honest about what goes through your mind, the universe seems to be on your side and things will work out naturally for you. I have witnessed this happening to people around me too.

It was only merely two weeks ago, when I was sitting in a coffee shop waiting to have a dialogue with someone from work. The chat was supposed to be a follow up on options tabled at the previous conversation. Half way through the chat, I could feel something inside me was calling, calling for me to let it out. It was a nice warm fuzzy feeling that I had to respond to. Then I let my passion towards a particular thought joined the conversation, I let Midlife Wonders took the stage.

I started speaking about the desire to have Timeout Wonders and the many wonderful life projects I wanted to take on the journey. Of course, I articulated it in a way that is relevant to the context of the conversation, but I was not hiding any thoughts thinking they may jeopardise the conversation. I was being real and sincere about what could work for me, hoping to be listened to. I was listened to and just merely a few days after, I got a call back, it almost felt like I was talking to Father Santa: my thoughts are taken into consideration! I felt overwhelmed, especially when it was just a couple of hours before I started my first class on Professional Coaching #Coachingwonders, my mind was all over the place! A friend later asked me, did I play cool when I hear about the opportunity? I said, absolutely not, couldn't have and wouldn't be me if I did. Having known me for a while, he agreed.

I was asked to put a plan forward. The next few days was spent under a bit of pressure. Something was not right, why am I stressed about this? Then I realised, the very reason for me to be bold in the first place was knowing I have nothing to lose, then now the unexpected come through and all of a sudden it is at stake?

Midlife Wonders have started to play some positive effects on me: I quickly reminded myself, it was me myself who decided to start this journey of wonder, get immersed in the process of things I love, get past the focuses on the outcome and free myself from cadences. It is very rewarding to see myself working out this life lesson on my own.

The key is to be true to yourself, be genuine to people you talk to, and be passionate about your thoughts. Keep that wondering mind growing!