About wakeuplife.org
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)
3 comments March 4th, 2006