About wakeuplife.org
March 4th, 2006
I am a person who woke up one day and realized that I was really disappointed with the course my life had taken. My inaction had resulted in a life in which I felt lonely and empty, and I knew that action was the only cure for what ailed me.
I had the full dysfunctional package of isolationism, perfectionism, procrastination, anger, etc. I didn’t have the confidence to date because I knew that no one could be attracted to me; I wasn’t even attracted to myself. I had so much dysfunction in my life, that to many, I actually appeared normal. Add to that foolish credit card debt, and a materialistic bent that left me surrounded by things I did not value, and you pretty much had the foundation for a really good country song.
One day, in a moment of clarity that many call “Getting sick and tired of being sick and tired”, I realized that day to day life isn’t good or bad until we define it through our beliefs and intentions. Life meets us all at our level of expectation, and that is why when we are down, we tend to stay down, and when we are inspired, obstacles crumble before our passion.
I believe that we are all unique expressions of divine energy, and that we have all have been given talents and blessings to use for the betterment of the world. Within us all is a calling that best enables us to express our gifts, and the purpose of life is a journey to reconcile our actions to that life vision. It is only when we find our calling that we become the fullest expression of who we can be, and it is in that environment that we will become our most fulfilled.
With that in mind, wakeuplife.org was a funny little idea in my head that just wouldn’t go away, no matter how much I tried to avoid it. I felt compelled to create a forum where people could share their life experience, so that all could be bettered through that sharing. It is my sincere hope that in sharing our experiences, maybe one person will be spared the wasted years that I endured.
Even now, I am in no way a fully-realized, enlightened being. I am still overweight, still prone to self-doubt, and I still sometimes fear that my best is not good enough. I have no degrees or pedigrees to claim as a foundation for my opinions. All I can claim is great depths of compassion and understanding. I am a student of life like all of you.
I also a person who each day is getting clearer and clearer on what my life vision is, and therefore each day brings me more joy than the last. Instead of cataloging my failures, now I recognize my strengths and victories, and I do claim www.wakeuplife.org as one of my victories.
Take everything I say with a grain of salt, but know that I do wish the best for you. I created this website out of love of you and love of myself. Although I am still working to better express it everyday, I know that we are all brothers and sisters, and that the deepest victories are those that are born of sharing strength, compassion, and knowledge with others, so that we can all prosper.
I love you,
Mario (Administrator and creator of www.wakeuplife.org)
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2. Silvia | March 5th, 2006 at 12:16 am
I don’t ask for details or your CV but I would like to know a little bit about you and your life. Let’ s say, your circunstances.
I live in the countryside and have no job right now. I used to have a lot of friends and groups I participated. Now, as it ocurred many times in my life, I am isolated. I like literature, specially memories and reflections. Here in Brazil, there were wondeerful writers that nobody reads anymore. Those are my favorites, together with some French, Italian and English writers. All them catholic. However, even in Europe people do not read them anymore. Because of many options, I do not find people of similar preferences. I also like geek stuff, second hand bookstores, gardening and dogs.
Silvia
3. admin | March 8th, 2006 at 6:21 pm
LOL! You can’t have my CV until you have a job for me!
I live in the city on the East Coast of the US, but my dream is to live in the country maybe an hour or less from a major city, so I can have all the benefits of the country and still have access to the perks of the city.
I am by nature very quiet and contemplative, and as such I tend towards isolation more often than not. Of late, I am coming out of my shell alot more, but I still kind of like my shell as it is decorated just the way I like.
What many consider friends I consider acquaintances, so while I think I make a good friend, my number of friends most often can be counted on one hand. To me a friendship is more than just sharing good times (drinking and partying). A friend to me is someone you can share your thoughts and dreams with, and they both listen and share.
I love to learn, and I love to read. Most of my reading nowadays is in the area of self-improvement and finance, but I dabble in things related to computers as well. Among the authors that I have recently read or I am currently reading are Dave Ramsey, Karen Ramsey (no relation to Dave to my knowledge), David Allen, Debbie Ford, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Cheryl Richardson, Suze Orman, and the Dalai Lama. I also love to read poetry (If you want to see passion trapped on paper, read some Pablo Neruda). I also am making great use of my ipod daily to listen inspirational and financial podcasts, and also to help me learn Spanish (Yo hablo y entiendo un poco de espanol).
I too am a geek (shocking isn’t it…like the blog didn’t give that away) If I am not at home, I am happiest in a bookstore, used bookstore, or the library. I love long walks in the county, but rarely can do so, as I live in the city. I love foreign films (non-American films) as they tend to be deeper and heartfelt than many american movies. I don’t dislike dogs, but I like cats more (they are moody like me…we get along
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I am also laughing right now, because I feel like I just wrote a personal ad. LOL! The only thing missing is a glamour shot, and some flattering lies (everything above is true) However, you shared and I appreciated it, so I could do no less.
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